§ Mr. SternTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the growth of corporate registrations.
§ Mr. RedwoodA total of 1,032,200 companies were registered under the Companies Acts in Great Britain between 1980 and 1989. This compares with 521,000 companies registered in the previous 10-year period. The annual series since 1980 is as follows:
Great Britain company registrations (thousands) 1980 69.4 1981 72.4 1982 87.2 1983 96.2 1984 97.9 1985 104.6 1986 117.3 1987 128.0 1988 128.9 1989 130.3 11990 104.6 1 January to October. Further information can be found in "Companies in 1989–90", a copy of which is available in the Library.