Treasury written question – answered at on 23 January 2006.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) working men's clubs and (b) other private members' clubs there were in England in the most recent year for which figures are available, broken down by local authority.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many (a)working men's clubs and (b) other private members' clubs there were in England in the most recent year for which figures are available, broken down by local authority. (43532)
Working men's clubs are included within the standard industrial classification (SIC) for licensed clubs. Private members' clubs are included within activities of other membership organisations not elsewhere classified. I am placing a table in the House of Commons Library showing the figures for licensed clubs (SIC 55401) and for activities of other membership organisations (SIC 91330).
These figures are based on the criteria used in the National Statistics publication UK Business: Activity, Size and Location for 2005", published on the National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk/ukbusiness, and relate to the number of local units operated by businesses registered for VAT as at March 2005.
All figures have been rounded to the nearest five to avoid disclosure.
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