HC Deb 29 November 1996 vol 286 cc420-1W
Mr. William O'Brien

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many personal insolvencies was recorded over each of the past five years; and how many of these were recorded as being caused through the action of the Child Support Agency. [6239]

Mr. John. M. Taylor

The number of individual insolvencies in each of the last five years is shown in the table. Individual insolvencies include business insolvencies applying to individuals and are therefore not strictly personal insolvencies. Information on cause of insolvency is not available, but child support is not a provable debt in bankruptcy.

Individual insolvencies in England an Wales
1991–95
Number
1991 25,640
1992 36,794
1993 36,703
Individual insolvencies in England an Wales
1991–95
Number
1994 30,739
1995 26,319