HC Deb 12 March 1993 vol 220 cc772-3W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many businesses ceased trading in(a) Pendle and (b) the north-west in each year since 1987.

Mr. Sainsbury

The best available guide to trends in business starts and closures comes from VAT data. The number of businesses registered and deregistered for VAT in Pendle and the north-west in each year since 1987 is given in the table:

Pendle North West
Registration Deregistrations Registrations Deregistrations
1990 321 244 24,012 17,917
1991 269 285 21,028 19,533

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