§ Mr. Edelmanasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give comparative figures of bankruptcies for the years 1936, 1937, 1938, 1945, 1946 and 1947, shown separately.
§ Mr. H. WilsonThe total number of bankruptcies in the years 1936–38 and 1945–47 were:
1936 … … … 3,249 1937 … … … 3,123 1938 … … … 3,105 1945 … … … 207 1946 … … … 323 1947 … … … 626