HC Deb 06 December 1995 vol 268 cc291-2W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many(a) business start-ups there were and (b) small businesses closed in the last year for which figures are available in each parliamentary constituency. [3933]

Mr. Page

There are no available figures on the numbers of business starts and closures in each parliamentary constituency. Estimates of numbers of VAT registrations and deregistrations by local authority district are published annually. A copy of the most recent figures "VAT Registrations and Deregistrations, County and District Analysis 1992–1993" is in the Library of the House.