Bankruptcies (Hansard, 20 July 1981)

§ Mr. Rooker
asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many bankruptcies there were in Birmingham in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981 to date.

§ Mr. Eyre
Bankruptcy cases administered by Birmingham county court have been as follows:

Number

1978 ^*78

1979 ^*88

1980 ^*90

1980 1st Half †44

1981 1st Half †50

^* Net cases administered

† Refer to all receiving administration orders made as those consolidated or rescinded cannot be deducted until figures for the full year are available; in any case, figures for parts of a year are not completely reliable.

§ Mr. Clinton Davis
asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many bankruptcies and compulsory windings-up of companies there were in each year from 1974 to 1980 and for the period from 1 January to 30 June 1981.

§ Mr. Eyre
The figures requested for England and Wales are as follows:

Bankruptcies (including deeds of arrangement) Compulsory liquidations

1974 5,718 1,395

1975 7,271 2,287

^*1976 7,207 2,511

^*1977 4,485 2,425

1978 3,902 2,265

1979 3,500 2,064

1980 4,038 2,935

†1981 2,618 1,653

^* There is a break in continuity between 1976 and 1977 because of the increases made in December 1976 in monetary limits in bankruptcy proceedings and in deposits on petitions.

† First half.

	Number
1978	^*78
1979	^*88
1980	^*90
1980 1st Half	†44
1981 1st Half	†50
^* Net cases administered
† Refer to all receiving administration orders made as those consolidated or rescinded cannot be deducted until figures for the full year are available; in any case, figures for parts of a year are not completely reliable.

	Bankruptcies (including deeds of arrangement)	Compulsory liquidations
1974	5,718	1,395
1975	7,271	2,287
^*1976	7,207	2,511
^*1977	4,485	2,425
1978	3,902	2,265
1979	3,500	2,064
1980	4,038	2,935
†1981	2,618	1,653
^* There is a break in continuity between 1976 and 1977 because of the increases made in December 1976 in monetary limits in bankruptcy proceedings and in deposits on petitions.
† First half.