HC Deb 03 November 1992 vol 213 cc139-40W
Mr. Welsh

To ask the President of the Board of 'Trade when he next plans to meet the Federation of Small Businesses to discuss the number of small firm bankruptcies in 1991; and what are the numbers involved.

Mr. Leigh

I have no plans to meet the Federation of Small Businesses. Baroness Denton, in her capacity as Minister for Small Firms, has frequent meetings with the federation and all the major small firms organisations to discuss a range of issues.

There were 47,467 insolvencies in England and Wales in 1991.

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