HC Deb 15 February 1955 vol 537 c27W
86. Mr. Willis

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of bankruptcies occurring in Scotland each year since 1945.

Mr. Henderson Stewart

The number of persons declared bankrupt by the courts in Scotland in each of the years in question was:

1945 20
1946 8
1947 26
1948 41
1949 63
1950 80
1951 99
1952 138
1953 107
1954 104