Written question asked by Tom Blenkinsop (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 November 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 November 2011. It was answered by Nick Hurd (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 November 2011 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Business: Middlesbrough

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will estimate the number of businesses that have (a) opened and (b) closed in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency since May 2010.

Answer: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated November 2011:"As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking for the estimate of the number of businesses that have (a) opened and (b) closed in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency since May 2010. [81986]""Annual statistics on the number of enterprise births and deaths are available from the ONS release on Business Demography at:""www.statistics.gov.uk""However, the latest statistics relate to the calendar year 2009; the results for 2010 will be released on 6th December 2011."

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