§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many commercial, industrial and building construction industry bankruptcies have taken place in the United Kingdom since 1st January 1970 to the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisThe numbers of receiving orders and orders of administration under Section 130 of the Bankruptcy Act 1914 made in England and Wales and the numbers of construction industry bankruptcies since 1st January 1970 are as follows:
Total receiving orders and orders of administration Construction industry 1970 4,907 1,027 1971 4,643 1,162 1972 4,244 1,075 1973 3,817 722 Period January to 31st March 1974 (provisional) 1,294 236 Full classification of the failures by trades and other bankruptcy statistics are contained in the Bankruptcy Annual General Reports which for years up to and including 1972 are in the Library.