§ 75. Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the regional distribution of bankruptcies during each of the last five years, according to the Department's classification of regions.
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§ Mr. RidleyI regret that the information is not available.
The distribution of bankruptcies for 1970, according to the bankruptcy districts of the courts in which the Receiving Orders and Orders of Administration (under Section 130 of the Bankruptcy Act, 1914) were made, is contained in the return published in the London Gazette dated 29th January, 1971. Similar information for previous years is in the Bankruptcy General Annual Reports which are in the Library.
§ 76. Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many persons were made redundant in each of the Department's regions during each of the last five years as a result of bankruptcies.
§ Mr. RidleyI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many bankruptcies have been registered in the first two months of this year; and how many persons have been made redundant as a result.
§ Mr. RidleyThe provisional figures for the number of receiving orders and orders of administration (under section 130 of the Bankruptcy Act, 1914) made in England and Wales for the first two months of the year are 392 in January and 325 in February. I regret that information about resultant redundancies is not available.