§ Mr CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many companies entered into receivership in each year since 1980; and what information he has on the number of such cases in which the previous annual audit statement was unqualified
§ Mr· Redwood[holding answer 17 July 1990]: The number of companies in Great Britain notified to Companies House as entering receivership since 1980 were:
Number 1980 1,498 1981 1,741 1982 2,949 1983 3,063 1984 2,322 1985 2,130 1986 2,141 1987 1,466 1988 2,037 1989 1,841 No information is available on the number of receivership cases where the previous annual audit statement was unqualified.