§ 49. Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the number of compulsory and voluntary liquidations of private and public companies, respectively, in each quarter and in total to date this year; how these figures compare with the corresponding period last year; and if he will indicate the categories of activity most subject to these liquidations, giving the numbers involved.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyThe provisional figures of liquidations in England136W and Wales for the first three quarters of 1969 and 1968 are as follows:
Compulsory Liquidations 1969 Public Companies Private Companies Total 1st Quarter 4 274 278 2nd Quarter 2 217 219 3rd Quarter 2 215 217 8 706 714
Voluntary Liquidations 1969 Public Companies Private Companies Total 1st Quarter 25 1,749 1,774 2nd Quarter 23 1,944 1,967 3rd Quarter 27 1,690 1,717 75 5,383 5,458 Total Liquidations to 30th September, 1969 6,172
Compulsory Liquidations 1968 Public Companies Private Companies Total 1st Quarter 2 301 303 2nd Quarter 2 223 225 3rd Quarter — 199 199 4 723 727
Voluntary Liquidations 1968 Public Companies Private Companies Total 1st Quarter 46 2,331 2,377 2nd Quarter 34 1,910 1,944 3rd Quarter 12 1,711 1,723 92 5,952 6,044 Total Liquidation to 30th September, 1968 6,771 Statistics of the activities most subject to liquidations are not available.