Gareth Johnson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Johnson on 2015-10-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small businesses were registered in Dartford in each of the last 10 years.
Anna Soubry
The number of small businesses that were registered for VAT or PAYE in Dartford between 2006 and 2015 is shown below.
|
Year |
Number of small[1] businesses registered for VAT or PAYE[2] in Dartford |
|
2006 |
2,420 |
|
2007 |
2,475 |
|
2008 |
3,180 |
|
2009 |
3,150 |
|
2010 |
3,005 |
|
2011 |
2,955 |
|
2012 |
3,135 |
|
2013 |
3,205 |
|
2014 |
3,380 |
|
2015 |
3,725 |
Source: ONS, UK Business: activity, size and location.
[1] Small businesses defined as employing less than 50 people. Data refers to Dartford parliamentary constituency.
[2] For 2006 and 2007, only the numbers of VAT registered businesses are available.
