HC Deb 05 February 1953 vol 510 c220W
39. Mr. West

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many receiving orders in bankruptcy were made in England and Wales and Monmouthshire, respectively, in the year ended 31st December, 1952; and how many deeds of arrangement for the benefit of creditors were registered in the same period.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

In 1952 there were 1,954 bankruptcies in England and 89 in Wales and Monmouthshire. In that year 301 deeds of arrangement were registered.