§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many bankruptcies in Wales his Department has been notified of in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. ButcherI have been asked to reply. Bankruptcy cases handled by courts in Wales from 1979 to 1984 are as follows:
Number 1979 203 1980 231 1981 306 1982 334 1983 419 1984 547 These figures are published annually in the Digest of Welsh Statistics.