§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Minister for Trade how many bankruptcies there were in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) the West Midlands in 1979, 1980, 1981 and to date in 1982.
§ Dr. VaughanAs quarterly figures are not available on exactly the same basis as annual, a comparison is given in the following figures between the first quarters of 1981 and 1982.
Number of Bankruptcies Net cases administered Wolverhampton West Midlands County (Includes Wolverhampton) 1979 15 153 1980 12 190 1981 22 217 Gross cases before deducting orders rescinded or consolidated 1981 1st quarter 2 53 1982 1st quarter 6 66
§ Miss Maynardasked the Minister for Trade what percentage of companies have gone bankrupt in the last 12 months.
§ Dr. VaughanCompany liquidations arising from insolvency were about 2 per cent. of the total number of companies estimated to be trading.