HC Deb 04 December 1985 vol 88 cc250-1W
Mr. David Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many small firms in England have gone into liquidation since May 1979.

Mr. Howard

I regret that the information is not available in the form requested. There are no separate figures for either bankruptcies or company liquidations affecting small firms, figures for company liquidations are not available for England on its own, and there are no monthly bankruptcy statistics for England in 1979.