§ 23. Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the latest figure he has for the number of companies registered for value added tax in the United Kingdom; and what this figure was 12 months ago.
§ Sir John CopeThe latest available information and that for the 12 months ago is as follows:
Number of companies registered Date Number September 1993 498,750 December 1992 514,085
§ 27. Mr. MullinTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much VAT was paid by an average family on an income of £200 per week on 9 April 1992; and how much he estimates they will pay on 9 April 1994.
§ Sir John CopeEstimates of indirect tax payments outside the range of three-quarters to one-and-a-half times average earnings are not available. A one-earner couple with two children on three-quarters average earnings—£260.80 a week in 1992–93—paid approximately £13.30 a week in VAT. The equivalent figure for 1994–95, in 1992–93 prices, is estimated to be £14.40 a week.
Building 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 £ £ £ £ Great George Street 59,900.00 62,494.00 4,846.00 9,535.00 Alencon Link Basingstoke 6,464,.96 8,877.00 5,521.00 3,759.30 Allington Towers 4,414.11 Prior to 1990–91 utilities on the departmental estate were paid direct by Property Services Agency. These figures are not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.