HC Deb 12 December 1949 vol 470 c230W
Mr. Peter Freeman

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many bankruptcies there were in Newport in each year from 1919 to 1924 and from 1945 to 1949; and the total amounts involved in the same periods.

Mr. H. Wilson

The following is the information asked for:

BANKRUPTCIES IN THE NEWPORT (MON.) COUNTY COURT
Year Numbers Liabilities (as estimated by the debtors) Assets (as estimated by the debtors)
£ £
1919 6 not readily available
1920 8
1921 29
1922 29
1923 39
1924 35
TOTALS 146
1945 2 1,430 2,546
1946 1 859 188
1947 2 1,041 158
1948 9 14,538 1,696
1949 to November 1st. 6 5,335 7,305
TOTALS 20 23,203 11,893