§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many(a) company bankruptcy debtor petitions and (b) personal bankruptcy debtor petitions were made in each of the last 12 quarters on the Wales and Chester court circuit.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe table shows the number of company winding up petitions and the number of bankruptcy petitions issued by both creditors and debtors in county courts on the Wales and Chester circuit for each of the past 12 quarters—the figures for 1992 are provisional. The company winding up figures include petitions issued in the High Court sitting at Cardiff. The number of petitions issued will not necessarily result in the same number of companies being wound up or individuals being made bankrupt.
Company winding up,creditors and debtors petitions issused during the past 12 quarters in the Wales and Chester circuit Company winding up petitions Creditors petitions Debtors petitions 1989 Q3 24 141 31 Q4 24 150 33 1990 Ql 36 176 56 Q2 32 162 48 Q3 41 211 64 Q4 42 198 96 1991 Q1 46 287 167 Q2 52 272 112 Q3 59 282 163 Q4 108 403 204 1992 Q1 112 427 266 Q2 105 390 244