HC Deb 30 October 2001 vol 373 c625W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many taxable persons were registered for VAT in each of the financial years since the introduction of VAT in 1972(a) in total and (b) broken down into (i) individuals and (ii) companies. [9171]

Mr. Boateng

Where available, information on the numbers of VAT-registered traders in the UK since 1972 has been published in Customs' annual departmental reports.