§ 29 Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many business failures there were in the first quarter of 1996. [28389]
§ Mr. OppenheimIn the first quarter of 1996 there were, on a seasonally adjusted basis, 1,273 compulsory liquidations, 2,022 creditors' voluntary liquidations and 5,333 bankruptcy orders.