§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many businesses(a) opened up and (b) went into receivership in each of the last five years in (i) the London borough of Southwark, (ii) south London and (iii) Greater London.
§ Mr. RedwoodInformation is not readily available in the form requested. The following table gives estimates of the number of companies whose registered offices are in the areas shown.
London borough of Southwark South London Greater London Companies incorporated in financial year 1990–91 650 5,360 41,000 Active companies on register at 31 March 1991 6,600 53,500 330,000 Of which: in receivership 87 259 2,647 It should be noted that the location of companies in receivership may depend on the location of the offices which carry out receivership duties, and that some companies have been in receivership for a number of years.
South London consists of the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth.