§ Mr. Westasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) the number of persons adjudged bankrupt for each year since 1921 to the latest convenient date;
(2) the number of persons adjudged bankrupt in South Wales and Monmouthshire for each year since 1921 to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. H. WilsonThe number of persons adjudged bankrupt in England and Wales 63W and in South Wales and Monmouthshire respectively in each of the years from 1921 to 1948 was as follows:
Year England and Wales Year South Wales and Monmouthshire Number Number 1921 3,421 1921 243 1922 4,669 1922 373 1923 4,993 1923 358 1924 4,794 1924 341 1925 4,657 1925 351 1926 4,186 1926 282 1927 4,279 1927 301 1928 4,129 1928 307 1929 3,900 1929 322 1930 4,099 1930 264 1931 4,376 1931 233 1932 4,610 1932 262 1933 4,083 1933 209 1934 3,592 1934 152 1935 3,498 1935 167 1936 3,225 1936 132 1937 3,084 1937 117 1938 3,072 1938 92 1939 2,627 1939 71 1940 1,590 1940 54 1941 601 1941 19 1942 350 1942 12 1943 240 1943 6 1944 222 1944 5 1945 202 1945 9 1946 320 1946 5 1947 624 1947 13 1948 1,124 1948 42