Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 29 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 3 July 1998. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Friday, 3 July 1998 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses (i) registered and (ii) deregistered for VAT in (a) Pendle and (b) the North West in each year since 1990. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many businesses (i) registered and (ii) deregistered for VAT in (a) Pendle and (b) the North-West in each year since 1990. [48599] Dawn Primarolo: Customs hold information only concerning the number of businesses registered and deregistered each year by region. The North West Regional VAT Registration Unit in Liverpool covers Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester. The number of businesses registered and deregistered since 1990 is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Registrations Deregistrations 1990 20,574 16,015 1991 18,644 21,484 1992 17,326 21,370 1993 16,412 20,752 1994 15,174 18,600 1995 18,699 17,154 1996 18,269 14,196 1997 20,455 15,308 1998 (to end May) 8,491 6,034 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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