§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many firms went bankrupt in the first quarter of 1979; and how many went bankrupt in the first quarter of 1980.
§ Mr. EyreThe figures are as follows:
Bankruptcies (and Deeds of Arrangement) 1st quarter 1979 973 1st quarter 1980 948 Company Liquidations 1st quarter 1979 1,274 1st quarter 1980 1,488 These figures were published in British Business on 30 May 1980, page 71.