§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many (a) bankruptcies and (b) company liquidations have occurred since May 1979 in (i) the North-West, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) Kirkby and (iv) Ormskirk.
§ Mr. EyreA measure of bankruptcies by area can be obtained from the numbers handled by the various county courts but such figures are available only with 197W reasonable accuracy on a calendar year basis. In 1979, receiving and administration orders dealt with by the county courts in the North-West region totalled 358 of which 85 were administered by courts in Merseyside. The court in Liverpool handled 67 cases in 1979 and these would include bankruptcies in Kirkby and Ormskirk, the figures for which are not available.
I regret that there are no figures available of the number of company liquidations by area.