HC Deb 28 July 1981 vol 9 cc377-8W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what has been the number of bankruptcy cases dealt with by county courts in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) the West Midlands for each of the last five years; and what has been the percentage change in each year for both areas.

Mr. Eyre

The figures are as follows:

Bankruptcies: Net Cases Administered
Wolverhampton West Midlands County (includes Wolverhampton)
Number Percentage Change on previous year Number Percentage Change on Previous year
1976 36 NIL 379 -2
1977 15 (a) 189 (a)
1978 18 +20 179 -5
1979 15 -17 153 -15
1980 12 -20 190 +24
(a) There is a break in continuity between 1976 and 1977 because of the increase in December 1976 in monetary limits in bankruptcy proceedings and in deposits on petitions.