HC Deb 21 June 1934 vol 291 c536
40. Mr. POTTER

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of persons adjudicated bankrupt under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Acts for each of the last five years; and the number of debtors who were granted their discharge from bankruptcy in respect of each year in the same period?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

As the reply contains a number of figures, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the reply:

question of an increase in the duties on them is a matter for the Import Duties Advisory Committee in the first instance.