HC Deb 05 July 1976 vol 914 cc372-3W
Mr. Tierney

asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what progress has been made with the scheme under consideration at Birmingham Airport, for the payment of grants for the sound insulation of dwellings affected by aircraft noise;

(2) what research his Department has carried out in assessing aircraft noise annoyance, noise insulation of buildings, operational methods of noise control and the effects of aircraft noise on health.

Company liquidations
Bankruptcies* Total of which, members' voluntary liquidations
1960 3,130 4,547 2,912
1961 3,881 5,025 3,071
1962 4,469 5,258 2,952
1963 4,338 5,542 3,237
1964 3,711 5,519 3,299
1965 3,740 7,136 4,381
1966 4,019 12,139 8,703
1967 4,385 8,943 5,275
1968 4,302 9,923 6,548
1969 4,711 9,046 5,302
1970 5,079 8,844 4,939
1971 4,814 8,489 4,802
1972 4,394 8,267 5,022
1973 3,938 7,286 4,598
1974 5,744 7,928 4,038
1975 7,333 9,849 4,229
* The figures are totals of receiving orders and administration orders in England and Wales, sequestration orders in Scotland, and adjudication orders, protection orders and administration orders in Northern Ireland, made in each year. These three sets of figures are broadly comparable.
† Company liquidations comprise compulsory liquidations and creditors' voluntary liquidations, in which the company is insolvent, and members' voluntary liquidations, in which the company is not insolvent. The figures are for liquidations begun during each year.