§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many self-employed people have declared themselves bankrupt in each quarter since quarter one of 2002. [143150]
§ Mr. SutcliffeThe number of self-employed people declared bankrupt in England and Wales from the first quarter of 2002 to the second quarter of 2003 is shown in the following table. Total bankruptcies are also provided to put the figures in context. The sub-division of total bankruptcies into self-employed and other categories is not yet available for third quarter 2003.
Self-employed bankruptcies Total bankruptcies 2002 Q1 2,261 6,027 Q2 2,235 6,269 Q3 2,244 6,249 Q4 2,114 5,757 2003 Q1 2,468 6,912 Q2 2,267 6,948 Q3 n/a 7,217
§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many self-employed individuals were declared bankrupt(a) in the third quarter of 2003 and (b) since 1 October, broken down by industrial sector; and how many (i) employees, (ii) unemployed people and those with no occupation, (iii) directors and promoters of companies and (iv) people whose occupation is unknown were declared bankrupt (A) in the third quarter of 2003 and (B) since 1st October. [143256]
§ Mr. Sutcliffe[holding answer 10 December 2003]: There were 7,217 bankruptcies as a whole in England and Wales in the third quarter of 2003. The requested breakdown into types of individual is published one quarter in arrears of the main series and is not yet available for third quarter 2003. The third quarter data will be published on 6 February 2004. The latest data published on 7 November 2003 cover up to the second quarter of 2003 and are attached.
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Bankruptcies in England and Wales—Industrial analysis 2002 2002 Industry Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Metals and engineering 72 66 63 77 50 Textiles and clothing 7 7 11 21 9 Timber and furniture 15 15 11 23 22 Paper, printing and publishing 12 22 18 18 9 Other 26 30 24 27 28 Total 141 147 133 174 122 Construction and Transport Construction 393 452 387 456 422 Transport and communication 279 260 271 301 300 Total 672 712 658 757 722 Wholesaling Food, drink and tobacco 11 9 8 13 4 Motor vehicles 5 2 4 10 0 Other 12 3 16 15 5 Total 28 14 28 38 9 Retailing Food, drink and tobacco 73 79 71 68 58 Motor vehicles and filling stations 25 38 37 38 35 Other 187 150 144 160 146 Total 285 267 252 266 239 Services Insurance 9 5 9 4 8 Other financial and business services 296 241 267 286 269 Hotels and catering 225 291 250 263 293 Total 530 537 526 553 570 Other 544 533 496 638 555 Total self-employed 2,235 2,244 2,114 2,468 2,267 Other individuals Employees 1,565 1,502 1,377 1,676 1,752 No occupation and unemployed 1,748 1,853 1,688 2,133 2,217 Directors and promoters of companies 82 67 85 72 102 Occupation unknown 639 583 483 563 610 Total other individuals 4,034 4,005 3,633 4,444 4,681 Total bankruptcies 6,269 6,249 5,747 6,912 6,948
§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will provide a breakdown by(a) age, (b) sex, (c) ethnicity, (d) region, (e) housing tenure and (f) household structure of individuals declared bankrupt in (i) each year since 1997 and (ii) each quarter in 2003. [143257]
§ Mr. SutcliffeThe official bankruptcy figures for England and Wales are available broken down by the
Number of bankruptcies in England and Wales by regions classified according to Official Receiver's Offices 2003 1999 2000 2001 2002 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Anglia 3,408 3,144 3,521 3,527 1,013 1,003 1,082 London 1,286 1,285 1,427 1,457 450 463 479 Midlands 3,066 3,187 3,409 3,501 1,046 1,002 1,105 North East 3,396 3,838 4,228 4,227 1,082 1,208 1,185 North West 3,517 3,640 4,108 4,116 1,020 1,208 1,039 South East 2,931 2,730 2,755 3,052 1,017 999 1,056 South West 4,002 3,720 4,023 4,401 1,281 1,351 1,267 Public Interest Unit 5 6 6 11 3 3 4 National total 21,611 21,550 23,477 24,292 6,912 6,948 7,217