HC Deb 23 October 2002 vol 391 c306W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she expects the estimates for 2001 (final) and 2002 (provisional) figures from the Office for National Statistics for the number of high growth business start-ups to be available; and if she will make a statement. [75120]

Nigel Griffiths

The Office for National Statistics have agreed to provide estimates of the number of high growth business start ups for 2001 (final 1997 start ups) and 2002 (provisional 1998 start ups) by the end of November 2002.

The Small Business Service will conduct data quality checks in December 2002, with a view to providing the estimates by the end of the year.