HC Deb 23 January 1991 vol 184 c224W
30. Mr. Hannam

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the average size of companies in(a) other EC countries and (b) the United Kingdom.

Mr. Redwood

No comparable data on the average size of companies in different EC countries are readily available. However, the vast majority of companies in all EC countries are bound to be very small.