HC Deb 07 December 1951 vol 494 c345W
Mr. George Craddock

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many bankruptcies have taken place in the distributive trades during the past three years; and the comparative figures of 1924, 1925 and 1926.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

The numbers of bankruptcies and deeds of arrangements in the distributive trades in each of the years referred to by the hon. Member were as follows:

1948 260 1924 2,627
1949 379 1925 2,628
1950 430 1926 2,363

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