HC Deb 05 May 2000 vol 349 c230W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many businesses in the north-west(a) registered and (b) deregistered for VAT in each year since 1992. [119847]

Dawn Primarolo

The number of businesses in the north-west which registered and deregistered for VAT since 1992 is as follows:

Calendar year Registrations Deregistrations
1992 17,326 21,370
1993 16,412 20,752
1994 15,174 18,600
1995 18,699 17,154
1996 18,269 14,196
1997 20,455 15,308
1998 20,510 14,130
1999 20,094 12,818

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