§ Mr. TrotterTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many small businesses have registered for VAT in the northern region; how many have deregistered; and what is the surplus or deficit, for each year since 1983.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardStatistics cover all businesses registering or deregistering for value added tax although in practice most could be termed small ones. The local VAT offices in Carlisle, Newcastle upon Tyne, Middlesbrough and Washington covers areas in addition to the northern region of Tyne and Wear, Cleveland, Durham, Cumbria and Northumberland. The number of VAT registrations and deregistrations processed by those offices was:
Year New registrations Deregistrations Net change 1985 7,461 7,521 -60 1986 7,745 7,343 +402 1987 7,926 6,652 +1,274 1988 9,756 7,232 +2,524 1989 10,449 7,594 +2,855 1990 9,073 7,819 +1,254 Records go back only to 1985.
§ Mr. TrotterTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many small businesses have registered for VAT in the constituencies of Tynemouth, Langbaurgh, and Darlington and Stockton, South; how many have deregistered; and what is the surplus or deficit, for each year since 1983.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardStatistics cover all business registering or deregistering for value added tax although in practice most could be termed small ones. The local VAT436W offices in Newcastle upon Tyne, Middlesbrough and Washington cover areas in addition to those listed. The number of VAT registrations and deregistrations processed by those offices was:
Year New Registrations Deregistrations Net Change 1985 6,051 6,244 -193 1986 6,303 5,867 +436 1987 6,345 5,358 +987 1988 7,854 5,746 +2,108 1989 8,409 5,998 +2,411 1990 7,290 6,357 +933 Records go back only to 1985.