§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list in the Official Report the companies whose registered addresses are in the St. Helens parliamentary constituency which have been declared bankrupt, and those which have had the Official Receiver investigating their businesses during the last seven years, respectively, and with what result.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisCompulsory winding-up orders have been made against the following companies on the dates indicated and which upon available information had their registered offices within the St. Helens parliamentary constituency:
Date of Winding-Up Order Name of Company 9. 9.69 Feeney Bros. Limited. 2. 4.71 Northern Pipe Services Ltd. 8. 5.72 Lynaco Ltd. 5.11.73 J. P. Forrester (St. Helens) Ltd. 6.10.75 Forrester (Plant Hire) Ltd. So far as the first three are concerned, the Official Receiver has reported to the 284W court that his inquiries are complete and he has given his view as to the reasons for their failure, but his inquiries are continuing into the two remaining companies' affairs.
I regret that, without undue expenditure, information is not available about the numbers of creditors' voluntary liquidations in the St. Helens parliamentary constituency.