HC Deb 22 October 1979 vol 972 c51W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many bankruptcies there were in the past six months; and how this compares with those during May to October 1978.

Mr. Eyre

The number of bankruptcies in England and Wales in the six months April to September 1979 was 1,561 compared with 1,790 in the same period of 1978. Figures for October of this year are not yet available.