§ 13. Mr. Sparksasked the President of the Board of Trade how many bankruptcies and liquidations there were in the period 1st November, 1951, to the nearest convenient date; and what were the comparative figures for a similar period in the previous year.
Mr. P. ThomeycroftFrom 1st November, 1951, to 30th June, 1952, there were 1,358 bankruptcies and 318 compulsory liquidations. For the corresponding period a year earlier the numbers were 1,324 and 291 respectively.