§ Mr. Peter Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many firms employing 11 to 19, 20 to 99 and 100 to 199 people for each of the following regions, South Cheshire and High Peak, South Lancashire, Manchester, Merseyside, Furness, Fylde, Lancaster, Mid-Lancashire and North East Lancashire, went bankrupt during 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisI regret that the information is not readily available. The distribution of bankruptcies for 1975 and previous years, according to the bankruptcy districts of the courts in which the receiving orders and orders of administration under Section 130 of the Bankruptcy Act 1914 were made, is contained in the "Bankruptcy General Annual Reports" which are in the Library. Similar information for the first quarter of 1976 is contained in the return published in theLondon Gazette dated 18th May 1976.