§ 26. Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many building and construction firms have gone bankrupt since 1st January 1972; and how many had capital assets below £5,000 and above £5,000, respectively.
§ Sir G. HoweUp to the end of June there were 1,483 bankruptcies and 788 liquidations. No analysis of assets is available but most bankruptcies involve assets of less than £5,000.