§ Mr. Spenceasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farming enterprises went into compulsory liquidation in each of the last 20 years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. FennerThe number of compulsory liquidations in agriculture and horticulture in Great Britain since 1969 has been as follows:
Year Number 1969 16 1970 14 1971 12 1972 4 1973 4 1974 8 1975 13 1976 13 1977 10 1978 10 1979 11 1980 9 1981* 11 * First three quarters. I regret that information prior to 1969 and similar figures for Northern Ireland are not available.