§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list the number of (a) bankruptcies and (b) company liquidations, for each year since 1964.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisThe numbers of bankruptcies and company liquidations in England and Wales during the relevant years are as follows:
Company liquidations† … bankruptcies* Total Of which, members' voluntary liquidations 1964 … 3,552 5,155 3,051 1965 … 3,556 6,668 4,073 1966 … 3,862 11,440 8,190 1967 … 4,224 8,443 4,908 1968 … 4,150 9,273 6,108 1969 … 4,552 8,450 4,940 1970 … 4,907 8,268 4,579 1971 … 4,643 7,956 4,450 1972 … 4,244 7,743 4,680 1973 … 3,817 6,872 4,297 1974 … 5,608 7,466 3,746 1975 … 7,143 9,315 3,917 1976 … 7,108 10,112 4,173 1977 … 4,403 9,498 3,650 * Receiving and administration orders made. † Company liquidations comprise compulsory liquidations and creditors' voluntary liquidations, in which the company is insolvent, and members' voluntary liquidations, in which the company is not insolvent. The figures are for liquidations begun during each year.