§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the cost to the Exchequer in each of the past seven years of the processing of insolvencies.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe annual total net cost of processing individual insolvencies, including payments to insolvency practitioners and direct administrative expenses, in Scotland, was as follows:
£ million 1987–88 0.42 1988–89 2.76 1989–90 7.60 1990–91 12.51 1991–92 18.59 1992–93 21.77 1993–94 22.96