HC Deb 03 March 1975 vol 887 c299W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many compulsory liquidations of companies there were in the years 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973, respectively.

Mr. Clinton Davis

The numbers of compulsory winding-up orders made in the relevant periods are as follows:—

COMPULSORY WINDING UP ORDERS
England and Wales Scotland
1970 1,269 68
1971 1,166 40
1972 1,150 39
1973 1,080 25

These and other statistics relating to companies are contained in the Companies Annual Reports, copies of which are in the Library.