§ Mr. Peter BradleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farming businesses(a) closed and (b) went bankrupt in each year between 1990 and 2000. [139025]
§ Ms QuinStatistics on the number of farming business closures are not available. Data on farming bankruptcies are available only for England and Wales, and only up to 1999. These data are presented in the table.
Number of bankruptcies in the agricultural and horticultural sector: England and Wales 1990–99 Year Total bankruptcies (including insolvencies1) 1990 309 1991 401 1992 504 1993 434 1994 397 1995 317 1996 257 1997 206 1998 222 1999 224 £Companies and Partnerships Source:
Department of Trade and Industry