§ Mr. Staintonasked the President of the Board of Trade how many builders were either made bankrupt or went into liquidation in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. DarlingFigures of bankruptcies of builders and liquidations of building companies during each of the past three years are as follows:
Companies Bankruptcies Compulsory Liquidations Creditors Voluntary Liquidations 1962 … 388 68 104 1963 … 415 79 93 1964 … 339 79 113 The figures for 1964 are provisional.