§ Mr. KhabraTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the number of business failures in the first quarter of(a) 1996 and (b) 1995. [28488]
§ Mr. OppenheimThe number of compulsory liquidations, creditors' voluntary liquidations and bankruptcy orders in the first quarters of 1995 and 1996, by category and on a seasonally adjusted basis, are shown in the table:
1995 1996 Compulsory liquidations 1,364 1,273 Creditors' voluntary liquidations 2,141 2,022 Bankruptcy orders 5,054 5,000