§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade how many firms in Scotland went into voluntary or compulsory liquidation in each of the years 1964, 1965 and 1966; and how many employees were involved each year.
§ Mr. DarlingThe numbers of liquidations of companies begun in Scotland during the last three years were as follows:—
Voluntary Year Compulsory Members' Creditors' 1964 … 215 85 14 1965 … 278 103 29 1966 … 457 125 35 The numbers of employees involved are not known.