§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the total number of bankruptcies in England and Wales, and Scotland, respectively, in each quarter since June 1979.
§ Dr. VaughanFigures for England and Wales, both actual and seasonally adjusted, were published inBritish Business, 22 January 1982. Actual figures for Scotland for sequestrations—the equivalent of bankruptcies in English law—are given as follows. Because of their small size relative to the numbers in England and Wales, the figures are not seasonally adjusted nor included in the regular quarterly article.
Sequestrations in Scotland Number 1979 3rd quarter 30 4th quarter 37 1980 1st quarter 50 2nd quarter 33 3rd quarter 29 4th quarter 38 1981 1st quarter 44 2nd quarter 31 3rd quarter 48 4th quarter 58