§ 21. Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many bankruptcies and insolvencies, respectively, there were for each of the years 1978, 1979 and 1980, and for the first two months of 1981.
§ Mr. EyreIn 1978 there were 3,902 bankruptcies and 5,086 company liquidations in England and Wales. The 3W figures for 1979 were 3,500 and 4,537, and for last year 4,000 and 6,891. In the first two months of 1981 there were 847 bankruptcies and 1,717 company liquidations.