§ Mr. RichardsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list(a) the number of people employed, (b) the number of start-ups and (c) the average pre-tax turnover, for small businesses in Wales for each year since 1983.
§ Mr. David HuntInformation on the numbers of employees employed in units of different size is available for 1984, 1987, 1989 and 1991 from the size-band analyses of the censuses of employment and given in the following summary table:
Employees in employment in Wales, by size of unit1 (thousands) Size of unit (employees) September 1–49 50–199 200 and over 1984 356.1 189.4 319.5 1987 364.6 204.2 334.1 1989 413.4 209.8 343.9 1991 439.3 217.4 287.2 Source: Size-band analyses of Censuses of Employment. Employment Department (via NOMIS).
1 Excluding agriculture.
New VAT registrations give an indication of the number of business start-ups for each year. Firms with a turnover of less than £1 million each year account for over 96 per cent. of the total.
Number of new VA T registrations Year Number 1983 8,044 1984 7,609 1985 7,264 1986 7,811 1987 8,682 1988 10,873 1989 10,916 1990 10,165 1991 8,408 Source: NOMIS
The following tables give an indication of the distribution of turnover between units, grouped by size, in Wales. Information prior to 1989 is not readily available and the size bands published were changed in 1991.
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Number of units, by turnover size Size of unit: turnover £ 1989 1990 22,000–100,0001 44,055 44,762 101,000–250,000 13,635 14,820 251,000–1,000,000 7,208 8,127 1,001,000 and over 2,735 3,070 Source: PA 1003 Size analyses of United Kingdom businesses. Business Monitor, Central Statistical Office.
1 £23,000–£100,000 in 1990
Number of units, by turnover size 1991 1992 Size of unit: Turnover £1,000–25,000 N/a 16,008 £26,000–£99,0001 41,709 36,130 £100,000–£249,000 16,986 17,223 £250,000–£999,000 9,107 9,430 £1,000,000 and over 3,467 3,486 1 £24,000–£99,000 in 1991. Source: PA 1003 Size analyses of United Kingdom businesses. Business Monitor, Central Statistical Office.