§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many firms in (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Kirklees, (c) Greater Manchester and (d) Oldham went into liquidation in 1978, 1979 and 1980.
§ Mr. EyreI regret that figures of company liquidations are not available by area. Bankruptety cases dealt with by county courts in three of the four requested areas are given below. Figures for Kirklees, whose cases are dealt with either at Dewsbury or Huddersfield, are not available. The figures cover bankruptcies affecting all individuals and partnerships, but firms are not separately identified.
1978 1979 *1980 (a) West Yorkshire 124 96 130 (c) Greater Manchester 161 148 191 (d) Oldham (included in line (c)) 13 12 22 * Before deducting orders consolidated or rescinded; could therefore be somewhat overstated compared with 1978-79.