New Businesses, Yorkshire (Hansard, 25 April 1991)

HC Deb 25 April 1991 vol 189 c511W 511W

§ Mr. Robert Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many new businesses have started in Yorkshire in each year since 1979.

Mr. Jackson
[holding answer 23 April 1991]: The available information for the counties of North, South and West Yorkshire, based on VAT data, is given in the table:

VAT registrations and deregistrations in North, South and West Yorkshire

000s

Registrations Deregistrations Net change

1980 9.1 9.0 0.1

1981 9.5 7.6 1.9

1982 10.5 9.1 1.4

1983 11.5 91 11.4

1984 11.0 9.5 1.5

1985 11.0 10.8 0.2

1986 11.4 10.9 0.4

1987 12.2 10.6 1.6

1988 14.1 10.8 3.3

1989 15.9 11.3 4.7

VAT registrations and deregistrations in North, South and West Yorkshire
000s
	Registrations	Deregistrations	Net change
1980	9.1	9.0	0.1
1981	9.5	7.6	1.9
1982	10.5	9.1	1.4
1983	11.5	91	11.4
1984	11.0	9.5	1.5
1985	11.0	10.8	0.2
1986	11.4	10.9	0.4
1987	12.2	10.6	1.6
1988	14.1	10.8	3.3
1989	15.9	11.3	4.7