HC Deb 14 December 1933 vol 284 cc557-8W
Mr. PARKINSON

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many companies have become bankrupt or gone into liquidation, and how many mills have been closed down as a result, in the cotton industry in Lancashire between October, 1931, and October, 1933?

Dr. BURGIN

Thirty limited companies and one firm in the cotton industry centred in Lancashire have gone into liquidation or become bankrupt in the period named. Thirty-one mills owned by these concerns have closed down.