HC Deb 19 February 1997 vol 290 c591W
22. Mr. Dunn

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many firms are located in the south-east region. [15044]

Mr. Ian Taylor

The south-east—excluding London—had 238,618 VAT-based enterprises at the end of 1995 as compared with 239,763 at the end of 1994 and 239,838 for 1993.