§ Mr. BrightTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing how many companies have equity(a) of up to £100,000, (b) between £100,000 and £250,000, (c) between £250,000 and £500,000, (d) between £500,000 and £1 million and (e) over £1 million invested under the terms of the business expansion scheme; and what the amount of capital for which relief was given in each of these brackets was in the last three financial years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThe information is as follows:
employees' and employers' contributions are available on a calendar year basis in the "National Accounts CSO Blue Book" (table 9.6).