§ Mrs. Ganleyasked the President of the Board of Trade the latest known figures of insolvency in England and Wales as previously recorded under Bankruptcy and Deeds of Arrangements Acts; the total number of new companies; and the number of companies dissolved or struck off the register, as previously given in the report of Companies Department.
§ Sir S. CrippsThe following statements give the desired information for the years subsequent to 1938, the last year for which particulars were published by the Board of Trade:
763W
COMPANIES 1939. 1940. 1941. 1942. England. Scotland. England. Scotland. England. Scotland. England. Scotland. New companies entered on the the Register during the year. 10,578 513 6,084 338 6,969 329 6,468 319 Companies dissolved or struck off the Register during the year. 8,794 393 3,863 239 2,321 190 4,086 170 Net increase during each year and in total. 1,784 120 2,221 99 4,648 139 2,382 149
1943. 1944. Total for the six years 1939–44. England. Scotland. England. Scotland. England. Scotland. New companies entered on the Register during the year. 6,567 373 7,507 439 44,173 2,311 Companies dissolved or struck off the Register during the year. 3,352 104 2,148 118 24,564 1,214 Net increase during each year and in total. 3,215 269 5,359 321 19,609 1,097