§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many previous occasions customs inquiries and investigations have been made into contracts placed with, for or on behalf of BMARC. [29720]
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryCustoms' only known previous inquiry concerned information provided by BMARC about a contract for BMARC to supply goods to another United Kingdom company which was under investigation.
Year New registrations at Blackburn office New registrations in the north west region New registrations in the UK Total number of registrations at Blackburn office Total number of registrations in the north west Total number of registrations in the UK 1985 1,997 16,317 184,392 17,177 128,538 1,471,375 1986 2,115 16,602 190,259 16,967 128,846 1,494,368 1987 2,065 16,964 202,132 17,071 130,170 1,539,914 1988 2,595 20,110 239,351 17,527 133,868 1,605,817 1989 2,807 22,384 261,783 18,141 139,526 1,690,191 1990 2,680 21,574 234,264 18,762 145,053 1,742,966 1991 2,298 18,644 199,604 18,122 140,668 1,692,190 1992 2,114 17,326 186,816 17,849 136,439 1,640,409 1993 2,099 16,412 191,965 17,402 131,877 1,607,843 1994 1,904 15,174 176,771 16,986 134,619 1,582,911 19951 395 3,776 44,710 16,799 134,921 1,579,869 1 To end March. The effect of the substantial increase in the registration threshold in both 1991 and 1993 provides an explanation for the net decrease in the number of registered businesses since 1990.