§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister for Trade what was the number of company liquidations in the North-West region; and what percentage this was of the national total of company liquidations(a)in the first nine months of 1982 and(b)in 1981.
§ Dr. Vaughan:I regret that there are no official figures available for company liquidations by region within England and Wales. It would not be possible, without considerable expense, to analyse the records of companies registered in England and Wales, kept by the Registrar of Companies at Cardiff, to identify those whose registered offices are situated in the North-West region. In any case, the address of the registered office is not always a good indication of the location of trading activities.
§ Mr. Colvinasked the Minister for Trade what are the figures for insolvencies in England and Wales for the last available 12-month period divided between voluntary and involuntary bankruptcies and company liquidations.
§ Dr. Vaughan:The information is provided in Table 1 on page 311 ofBritish Business,22 October.