§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the start-up rate for small businesses in(a) Haltemprice and Howden constituency, (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire, (c) Hull, (d) Humberside and (e) the UK was in each year since 1997. [136714]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe numbers of businesses that registered and de-registered for VAT in each calendar year since 1997, and the number of businesses that were registered at the start of each of these years (stocks), in the United Kingdom, are available at: www.sbs.gov.uk/ statistics/vatstats.php
The latest year for which VAT registration data are available is 2002. Data are not available for parliamentary constituencies.
The numbers of businesses that registered and de-registered for VAT in Pendle, Lancashire county, the North West Government Office Region (GOR) and the United Kingdom in the calendar years 1997–2002 are as follows: