§ 32. Mr. Ron BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many United Kingdom firms have gone into liquidation during the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe numbers of company liquidations due to insolvency in the United Kingdom in the 12 months to June 1991 were:
number England and Wales 19,337 Scotland 574 Northern Ireland 211 I will write to the hon. Gentleman to provide further information when the official insolvency statistics for the third quarter are published on 29 November.