§ Mr. Newtonasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many company liquidations there were in each year for the last 10 years; and how many in each month of 1974 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisThe numbers of company liquidations in England and Wales for the relevant periods are as follows:
Liquidations Compulsory Creditors voluntary Members voluntary 1964 724 1,383 3,051 1965 805 1,796 4,073 1966 934 2,322 8,190 1967 1,230 2,235 4,908 1968 1,108 2,109 6,108 1969 1,181 2,376 4,940 1970 1,269 2,420 4,579 1971 1,166 2,340 4,450 1972 1,150 1,913 4,680 1973 1,080 1,495 4,297 1974— January 81 125 252 February 95 159 303 March 88 168 476 April 105 195 379 May 83 184 294 June 120 158 222 July 184 169 329 August 12 185 254 September 32 251 217 800 1,594 2,726 The liquidations statistics and other information about companies are contained in the Companies Annual General Reports for 1973 and previous years, copies of which are in the Library.
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§ Mr. Newtonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will arrange for his Department to publish monthly statistics of the number of company liquidations.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisAnnual statistics of company liquidations are already published. Some monthly and quarterly figures are available and these are supplied on request. Regular publication at more frequent intervals is being considered.