You asked
I would like to request if possible the following data from the dataset used to produce the “UK Business: Activity, size and location” publication.
I am seeking a count of enterprises in the City of Edinburgh local authority area for the calendar years 2011 through 2015 registered for VAT only (i.e. excluding enterprises registered for PAYE but not VAT) for the following combined SIC codes (i.e. a total figure for all 14 codes for each year):
- SIC 55.1: Hotels and similar accommodation
- SIC 55.2: Holiday and other short-stay accommodation
- SIC 55.3: Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks
- SIC 56.1: Restaurants and mobile food service activities
- SIC 56.3: Beverage serving activities
- SIC 79.12: Tour operator activities
- SIC 79.9: Other reservation service and related activities
- SIC 91.02: Museum activities
- SIC 91.03: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
- SIC 91.04: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
- SIC 93.11: Operation of sports facilities
- SIC 93.199: Other sports activities (not including activities of racehorse owners) nec
- SIC 93.21 Activities of amusement parks and theme parks -SIC 93.29: Other amusement and recreation activities
If this level of detail is not available, I would be grateful to receive a count of enterprises in the local authority area of City of Edinburgh registered for VAT (i.e. excluding enterprises registered for PAYE but not VAT) for the sector “55-56 : Accommodation & food services” for the calendar years 2011 through 2015.
We said
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request asking for data on enterprises registered for VAT only. We would be able to produce your request as part of our bespoke data service. This is a chargeable service and if you would like a quote please e-mail: idbrdas@ons.gov.uk with the details.
As this information is already available to you via this route ONS considers that S21(1) applies to this request and the information does not have to be supplied under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. S21(1) is an absolute exemption and no consideration of the public interest test needs to be applied.