§ Mrs. CurrieTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many new businesses have been registered for VAT in each of the last five years in(a) Milton Keynes, (b) Bedford and (c) Luton.
§ Sir John CopeCustoms hold registration information by local office. The local VAT office at Bedford covers Milton Keynes. The number of new businesses registered for VAT in Bedford and Luton in each of the last five years is as follows:
Year New registrations at the Bedford office New registrations at the Luton office 1989 3,222 2,574 1990 2,909 2,200 1991 2,160 2,320 1992 1,784 2,166 1993 1,912 2,084