HC Deb 12 February 2002 vol 380 cc280-2W
Mr. Woodward

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the work force is employed in companies that have grown 20 per cent. or more in the last four years in(a) St. Helens, South, (b) the St. Helens MBC area, (c) Merseyside, (d) Manchester, (e) the North West RDA region, (f) the other RDA regions, (g) England and (h) the UK. [35418]

Ruth Kelly

I have been asked to reply.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Shaun Woodward, dated 12 February 2002: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning the percentage of the workforce that is employed in companies that have grown 20% or more in the last four years in the following areas: a) St Helen's South b) the St Helen's MBC area c) Merseyside d) Manchester e) the north West RDA region f) the RDA regions g) England and h) the UK. (35418) The figures requested are shown in the table below:

Percentage of the workforce employed in VAT based enterprises that have grown 20 per cent. or more between 1996 and May 2001
Area Percentage
St. Helen's South Parliamentary Constituency 23
St. Helen's District 30
Merseyside Metropolitan County 37
Manchester Unitary Authority 45
Greater Manchester Metropolitan County 47
North West 42
North East 46
Yorkshire and the Humber 41
East Midlands 46
West Midlands 39
East 51
London 53
South East 49
South West 41
England 47
UK 47

Source:

Office for National Statistics, Inter Departmental Business Register Criteria: Businesses live at May 2001, from the extract for the DTI Small Business Publication—"VAT registrations and De-registrations: Business Start-ups and Closures" (available free of charge on www.sbs.gov.uk), compared with their situation in 1996.

Mr. Woodward

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the work force was employed by(a) European and (b) other foreign companies in (i) St. Helens, South, (ii) the St. Helens MBC area, (iii) Merseyside, (iv) Manchester, (v) the North West RDA region, (vi) the other RDA regions and (vii) England in each of the last five years. [35417]

Ruth Kelly

I have been asked to reply.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Shaun Woodward, dated 12 February 2002: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning the percentage of the workforce that is employed by (a) European and (b) other foreign companies in (i) St Helens South, (ii) the St Helens MBC area, (iii) Merseyside, (iv) Manchester, (v) the North West RDA region, (vi) the other RDA regions and (vii) England in each of the last five years. (35417) The information requested is not available for each of the last five years. It could only be given at disproportionate cost. However, information for 2001 can be given and is shown in the table below.

Percentage employment in European (excl UK) and other foreign-owned VAT registered businesses 2001
Area European (excl UK) Other foreign
St. Helen's South PC 2 3
St. Helen's District 3 2
Merseyside Metropolitan County 2 2
Manchester 3 2
Greater Manchester Metropolitan County 9 3
North West 6 3
North East 3 4
Yorkshire and the Humber 3 8
East Midlands 3 4
West Midlands 6 6
East 3 7
London 4 8
South East 5 11
South West 1 4
England 4 7

Source:

Office for National Statistics Inter Departmental Business Register Criteria: Based on the extract used to produce the National Statistics publication "PA1003—Size Analysis a United Kingdom Businesses 2001" (available free of charge on the NS website www. statistics.gov.uk). The figures are based on the location of the main address of the business.

Mr. Woodward

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of companies in(a) St. Helens, South, (b) the St. Helens MBC area, (c) Merseyside, (d) Manchester, (e) the North West RDA region, (f) the other RDA regions, (g) England and (h) the UK (i) started up and (ii) failed, in the last five years. [35419]

Ruth Kelly

I have been asked to reply.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Shaun Woodward, dated 12 February 2002: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning the percentage of companies in (a) St Helen's South, (b) the St Helen's MBC area, (c) Merseyside, (d) Manchester, (e) the North West RDA region, (f) the other RDA regions (g) England and (h) the UK that were (i) start-ups and (ii) failed in the last five years.(35419). The figures for St Helen's South parliamentary constituency could only be given at disproportionate cost. However, the start-ups (VAT registrations), closures (VAT de-registrations) and stock (enterprises registered for VAT) for all counties, unitary authorities and districts in the UK requested, are available on the Small Business Service website. The web address is http://sbs.gov.uk/content/statistics/vat—2000.pdf. You will need to refer to tables 4, 5 and 6 Business Start ups and Closures: VAT Registrations and De-Registrations in 2000.