§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the Official Report for the latest year for which information is available for each hon. and right hon. Member, the arithmetic mean in days that his Department took to reply to letters.
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Insolvencies Year England and Wales Scotland Company liquidations Bankruptcies Company liquidations Sequestrations (equivalent of bankruptcies) 1979 4,537 3,500 238 106 1980 6,890 4,038 379 150 1981 8,596 5,151 438 181 1982 12,067 5,700 503 213
§ Mr. ChannonThe full information which the hon. Gentleman requests is not available other than at disproportionate cost.
In general, however, replies by the Secretary of State to letters from right hon. and hon. Members are dispatched within 10 to 15 working days from receipt of the original letter.