§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what sums were expended by the Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland for restocking its game fish waters with trout; and what sums were collected in licence fees for each of the last five years, figures to be shown in cash and real terms taking 1975 as 100.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerThe information, including income for permit fees is as follows:
Quarter ended 1979 1980 1981 31 March — 17 36 30 June 21 29 — 30 September 10 27 — 31 December 20 40 —
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many firms have gone into receivership in each quarter of the past two years to date.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerThe number of notices of appointments of a receiver or manager of companies given to the registrator of companies of Northern Ireland in each quarter of the past two years is set out below:
Quarter ended 1979 1980 1981 31 March — 7 7 30 June 1 4 — 30 September 1 8 — 31 December 3 6 —
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many firms have gone bankrupt in Northern Ireland in each year since 1 January 1979; and how many went bankrupt in the two previous years.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerThe number of bankruptcy adjudications in Northern Ireland in the two years commencing 1 January 1979 and 1 January 1980 were 24 and 29 respectively. In the two years commencing 1 January 1977 and 1 January 1978 the corresponding numbers were 39 and 35.
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many firms have pulled out of Northern Ireland during each of the past four years to date; and how many jobs have been affected.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerThe numbers of companies of non-Northern Ireland ownership which closed down all of their 275W manufacturing establishments in Northern Ireland in each of the last four years, and the associated job losses are as follows:
Number of Companies Job Loss 1977 8 1,109 1978 6 895 1979 7 822 1980 14 2,826 Notes:
(i) Information is available only on companies which received selective financial assistance from the Department of Commerce.
(ii) Job loss refers to the number of people employed by the estabishment one year before closure.