§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the level of voluntary and compulsory liquidation during the first quarter of 1971; and how this figure compares with that for each quarter in 1970.
§ Mr. John DaviesFollowing is the information:
Full figures for voluntary and compulsory liquidations during the first quarter of 1971 are not yet available. The information available is:
Compulsory Liquidations Voluntary Liquidations Creditors' Members' 1971 January 95 130 358 February 101 128 244 March N/A* N/A* N/A* 1970 1st quarter 318 663 1,146 2nd quarter 339 627 1,239 3rd quarter 169 575 1,144 4th quarter 443 555 1,138 Total for 1970 1,269 2,420 4,667 * N/A = Not available