§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of new small and medium enterprises which were set up in each county in Wales for each of the past 10 years. [65417]
§ Mr. HainThere are no estimates available centrally of the number of small or medium enterprises that have been set up in each county.
However, the Department of Trade and Industry publishes estimates of the number of enterprises registering for VAT, which serve as a guide to the pattern of business start-ups. The following table shows the number of VAT registrations from 1994 to 1997, for unitary authorities in Wales. Information prior to 1994 is available only for the former Welsh county structure.
Business start ups: enterprises registering for VAT, 1994–971 1994 1995 1996 1997 Blaenau Gwent 95 105 95 70 Bridgend 250 200 250 270 Caerphilly 270 240 260 265 Cardiff 805 715 780 755 Carmarthenshire 415 415 400 400 Ceredigion 175 190 200 200 Conwy 255 240 260 220 Denbighshire 235 205 195 245 Flintshire 360 355 310 310 Gwynedd 285 290 270 255 Isle of Anglesey 130 100 135 135 Merthyr Tydfil 85 75 90 100 Monmouthshire 275 260 280 310 Neath Port Talbot 215 220 240 205 Newport 285 245 270 310 Pembrokeshire 265 285 295 330 Powys 370 390 385 400 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 370 360 295 375 Swansea 440 440 425 420 Torfaen 140 150 155 155 The Vale of Glamorgan 310 275 295 275 Wrexham 255 240 220 235 Wales 6,280 5,985 6,105 6,240 1 Rounded to the nearest 5 Source:
Department of Trade and Industry
§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of small and medium enterprises which went out of business in each county of Wales for each of the past 10 years. [65416]
§ Mr. HainThere are no estimates available centrally of the number of small or medium enterprises that have gone out of business in each county.
However, the Department of Trade and Industry publishes estimates of the number of enterprises de-registering for VAT, which serve as a guide to the pattern of business closures. The following table shows the number of VAT de-registrations from 1994 to 1997, for unitary authorities in Wales. Information prior to 1994 is available only for the former Welsh county structure.
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Business closures—enterprises de-registering from VAT, 1994–971 1994 1995 1996 1997 Blaenau Gwent 120 130 110 80 Bridgend 345 275 235 235 Caerphilly 345 315 265 275 Cardiff 915 740 700 690 Carmarthenshire 615 490 470 405 Ceredigion 275 230 205 210 Conwy 345 310 310 275 Denbighshire 305 290 270 285 Flintshire 425 385 365 345 Gwynedd 420 285 305 325 Isle of Anglesey 175 160 175 140 Merthyr Tydfil 140 120 90 85 Monmouthshire 345 290 275 270 Neath Port Talbot 300 255 260 240 Newport 375 315 270 290 Pembrokeshire 465 345 350 340 Powys 550 450 435 410 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 545 440 385 330 Swansea 640 480 545 425 Torfaen 210 175 160 135 The Vale of Glamorgan 385 360 315 270 Wrexham 310 285 255 250 Wales 8,545 7,125 6,750 6,320 1 Rounded to the nearest 5 Source:
Department of Trade and Industry