§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what is the number of firms taken into receivership in Hampshire during each of the last five years;
(2) what is the number of firms taken into receivership in Portsmouth during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. HowardThe information relating to insolvencies that is available is given in the table below:
Bankruptcies Portsmouth County Court County Courts in Hampshire 1980 29 59 1981 50 103 1982 58 121 1983 60 123 1984 65 131 1985 to September *50 *107 * Provisional The bankruptcy figures cover all individuals and partnerships: in England and Wales as a whole approximately three quarters of all bankruptcies relate to unincorporated businesses. Receiving orders and administration orders are included: the total is the net number of cases administered after consolidations and rescissions. The number of bankruptcies since 1 October 1984 may have been reduced compared with earlier periods because of increases in monetary limits on bankruptcy proceedings and deposits on petitions.
Figures for company liquidations are not analysed by area.