HC Deb 23 May 1989 vol 153 c506W
Mr. Oppenheim

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many new businesses in Derbyshire have registered for value added tax in the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Lee

In 1986, the estimated number of new registrations for value added tax in Derbyshire was 2,500. The net increase in the number of VAT-registered businesses in 1987 was 300, or 1.4 per cent.