§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many firms went bankrupt during 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975.
§ Mr. Clinton Davis,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2nd February 1976; Vol. 904, c. 461], gave the following information:
The partnerships (firms) included in the numbers of receiving orders and orders of administration under Section 130 of the Bankruptcy Act 1914 made in England and Wales for the relevant periods are as follows:
1970 274 1971 264 1972 180 1973 153 1974 159 1975* 297 * provisional I regret that similar information in relation to sequestration orders in Scotland is not readily available.