§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) how many (a) bankruptcies and (b) company liquidations have taken place for each month since May 1979 in (i) Wolverhampton and (ii) the West Midlands; and how this compares with the figures for England and Wales;
(2) if he will publish a breakdown of the figures for (a) bankruptcies and (b) company liquidations since May 1979 in (i) Wolverhampton and (ii) the West Midlands to show the trades and industries concerned.
§ Mr. EyreFigures of bankruptcies by area are available with reasonable accuracy only on a calendar year basis. The figures for receiving and administration orders administered in 1979 by772W the county courts in Wolverhampton and in West Midlands county—including Wolverhampton—are 15 and 153 respectively. The corresponding figure for England and Wales is 3,170.
There are no figures available of the number of company liquidations by area nor is there an industrial breakdown by area for bankruptcies.