HC Deb 17 February 1955 vol 537 c80W
Mr. Dodds

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many bankruptcies took place in 1954; and how this compares with 1953 and 1951.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

There were 2,176 bankruptcies in 1954: 2.222 in 1953; and 1,816 in 1951.