HC Deb 01 July 1993 vol 227 c601W
Mr. Callaghan

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many small firms have started business. in the last year and over the past decade.

Mr. McLoughlin

Estimates of numbers of small business start-ups in Great Britain are produced by Barclays Bank. Estimates for the past five years are given in the table. Figures for earlier years are not available.

Estimates of business start-ups produced by Barclays Bank plc:

Year Starts
1988 452,000
1989 464,000
1990 459,000
1991 484,000
1992 456,000