§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many company liquidations there were in each of the years 1979 to 1989, and in 1990 to date; how many of these were in the retail sector of business; and if he will make a statement.
Insolvencies—England and Wales Companies Compulsory liquidations Creditors' voluntary liquidations Total Retailing 1979 2,064 2,473 4,537 501 1980 2,935 3,955 6,890 675 1981 2,771 5,825 8,596 928 1982 3,745 8,322 12,067 1,385 1983 4,807 8,599 13,406 2,214 1984 5,260 8,461 13,721 2,096 1985 5,761 9,137 14,898 2,159 1986 5,204 9,201 14,405 1,970 1987 4,116 7,323 11,439 1,436 1988 3,667 5,760 9,427 1,086 1989 4,020 6,436 10,456 1,039 1990 1st half 2,553 4,130 6,683 n/a
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Insolvencies—Scotland Companies Compulsory Liquidations Creditors' Voluntary Liquidations Total Retailing 1979 56 182 238 40 1980 135 244 379 54 1981 158 280 438 50 1982 177 326 503 51 1983 263 258 521 97 1984 272 251 523 87 1985 306 231 537 99 1986 299 212 511 96 1987 253 203 456 92 1988 228 168 396 78 1989 229 199 428 82 1990 1st half 116 101 217 26
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 22 October 1990]: The available figures are in the tables. The industry analysis of insolvencies in England and Wales for the first half of 1990 is expected to be available early in November.
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Insolvencies—Northern Ireland companies Compulsory liquidations Creditors' voluntary liquidations Total Retailing 1979 7 27 34 n/a 1980 8 66 74 n/a 1981 16 83 99 n/a 1982 10 111 121 n/a 1983 15 96 111 n/a 1984 19 64 83 n/a 1985 36 75 111 n/a 1986 56 108 164 n/a 1987 59 91 150 n/a 1988 60 63 123 n/a 1989 69 55 124 n/a 11990 13 32 45 n/a 1 January to May.
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many individuals were declared bankrupt in each of the years 1979 to 1989, and in 1990 to date; how many of these were engaged in the retail sector of business; and if he will make a statement.
Insolvencies—England and Wales Individuals Bankruptcy orders Individual voluntary arrangements Deeds of arrangement Total Retailing 1979 3,456 — 44 3,500 472 1980 3,986 — 52 4,038 578 1981 5,075 — 76 5,151 790 1982 5,654 — 46 5,700 874 1983 6,981 — 51 7,032 1,058 1984 8,178 — 51 8,229 1,512 1985 6,730 — 48 6,778 1,288 1986 7,093 — 62 7,155 1,348 1987 6,994 404 29 7,427 1,226 1988 7,717 779 11 8,507 1,069 1989 8,138 1,224 3 9,365 1,023 1990 (1st half) 5,318 850 2 6,170 n/a
Insolvencies—Scotland Individuals Sequestration 1979 106 1980 150 1981 181 1982 213 1983 282 1984 292 1985 298 1986 437 1987 808 1988 1,401 1989 2,301 1990 1st half 1860
Insolvencies—Northern Ireland Individuals Orders made 1979 37 1980 41 1981 70 1982 78 1983 103 1984 114 1985 150 1986 193 1987 134 1988 164 1989 237 1990 1st half 122