§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the number of compulsory and voluntary liquidations of private and public companies, respectively, that have taken place to date this year; and how this figure compares with the corresponding period last year.
§ Mr. DellThe provisional numbers of compulsory and voluntary liquidations in England and Wales in the first five months of 1968 and 1969 were:
Compulsory Liquidations Public companies Private companies Total 1968 (first five months) 3 469 472 1969 (first five months) 6 442 448 Voluntary Liquidations Public companies Private companies Total 1968 (first five months) 76 3,637 3,713 1969 (first five months) 40 3,100 3,140