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Business: Greater London
Mr. Burstow:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many new businesses were started in each London borough in the last 10 years; how many of them received Government funding; and if he will make a statement. [178418]
Mr. Timms:
VAT registration data provide the only accurate indicator of the level of business start-up activity.
The number of new VAT registrations in each London borough are shown as follows for 1997 to 2006. Data for registrations in 2007 will be available autumn 2008.
| Number of VAT registrations in each London borough 1997-2006 |
| | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|
London
|
35,825
|
37,690
|
36,210
|
36,330
|
33,400
|
32,955
|
35,750
|
35,320
|
34,875
|
34,825
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
280
|
305
|
340
|
365
|
320
|
315
|
345
|
350
|
330
|
370
|
|
Barnet
|
2,360
|
2,350
|
2,050
|
2,075
|
1,815
|
1,740
|
1,715
|
1,700
|
1,605
|
1,490
|
|
Bexley
|
655
|
585
|
565
|
585
|
620
|
545
|
580
|
580
|
535
|
560
|
|
Brent
|
1,205
|
1,185
|
1,135
|
1,200
|
1,085
|
1,040
|
1,175
|
1,175
|
1,105
|
1,135
|
|
Bromley
|
1,065
|
1,140
|
925
|
940
|
965
|
965
|
985
|
1,015
|
920
|
1,015
|
|
Camden
|
2,405
|
2,405
|
2,310
|
2,245
|
1,885
|
1,880
|
2,050
|
1,985
|
1,915
|
1,925
|
|
City of London
|
1,075
|
1,220
|
1,290
|
1,450
|
1,110
|
1,065
|
1,100
|
1,130
|
1,385
|
1,385
|
|
Croydon
|
1,045
|
1,070
|
970
|
970
|
945
|
975
|
1,065
|
965
|
1,030
|
960
|
|
Ealing
|
1,240
|
1,215
|
1,175
|
1,175
|
1,150
|
1,160
|
1,315
|
1,280
|
1,250
|
1,350
|
|
Enfield
|
830
|
875
|
850
|
895
|
830
|
860
|
-895
|
900
|
840
|
865
|
|
Greenwich
|
560
|
565
|
520
|
510
|
495
|
490
|
515
|
550
|
575
|
600
|
|
Hackney
|
995
|
1,130
|
1,095
|
1,155
|
1,025
|
1,020
|
1,060
|
980
|
960
|
990
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
970
|
1,135
|
1,020
|
1,010
|
970
|
930
|
960
|
1,065
|
1,045
|
1,000
|
|
Haringey
|
930
|
980
|
975
|
965
|
880
|
840
|
915
|
905
|
850
|
790
|
|
Harrow
|
950
|
1,065
|
900
|
960
|
915
|
935
|
985
|
970
|
925
|
835
|
|
Havering
|
725
|
765
|
655
|
655
|
635
|
630
|
620
|
625
|
630
|
635
|
|
Hillingdon
|
905
|
920
|
835
|
860
|
765
|
850
|
855
|
870
|
845
|
845
|
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|
Hounslow
|
795
|
835
|
820
|
810
|
810
|
795
|
840
|
875
|
875
|
900
|
|
Islington
|
1,520
|
1,570
|
1,415
|
1,340
|
1,180
|
1,190
|
1,270
|
1,315
|
1,370
|
1,345
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
1,075
|
1,115
|
1,165
|
1,200
|
905
|
1,065
|
1,095
|
1,170
|
1,125
|
1,205
|
|
Kingston upon Thames
|
670
|
695
|
605
|
640
|
615
|
595
|
610
|
640
|
640
|
585
|
|
Lambeth
|
860
|
905
|
885
|
840
|
1,000
|
850
|
880
|
990
|
945
|
985
|
|
Lewisham
|
625
|
660
|
635
|
615
|
605
|
590
|
605
|
660
|
590
|
635
|
|
Merton
|
745
|
830
|
720
|
765
|
695
|
655
|
725
|
705
|
725
|
830
|
|
Newham
|
530
|
580
|
555
|
565
|
530
|
565
|
650
|
620
|
580
|
620
|
|
Redbridge
|
840
|
930
|
855
|
870
|
810
|
755
|
865
|
830
|
815
|
830
|
|
Richmond upon Thames
|
975
|
1,010
|
960
|
955
|
895
|
1,000
|
1,020
|
945
|
975
|
1,000
|
|
Southwark
|
1,005
|
1,080
|
1,015
|
1,100
|
940
|
985
|
1,080
|
1,100
|
1,135
|
1,090
|
|
Sutton
|
595
|
600
|
535
|
510
|
505
|
495
|
560
|
525
|
520
|
525
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
975
|
1,080
|
1,100
|
1,085
|
920
|
940
|
1,055
|
1,065
|
1,295
|
1,180
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
685
|
715
|
725
|
655
|
630
|
660
|
685
|
700
|
685
|
615
|
|
Wandsworth
|
1,160
|
1,210
|
1,215
|
1,170
|
1,105
|
1,105
|
1,245
|
1,380
|
1,310
|
1,370
|
|
Westminster
|
4,570
|
4,960
|
5,390
|
5,195
|
4,840
|
4,455
|
5,430
|
4,760
|
4,545
|
4,375
|
Source:
Business Start-ups and Closures: VAT Registrations and De-registrations 1994-2006, available at:
http://www.stats.berr.gov.uk/ed/vat
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