§ Mr. Bernie GrantTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many firms in the building trade and the furniture trade have gone into liquidation in each year since 1979 inclusive; and, in each year, how many of those firms in each category were based in Tottenham or Edmonton prior to going into liquidation.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe information on company liquidations resulting from insolvency in timber and furniture manufacturing and in construction for England and Wales is as follows. Information is not collected by location; nor is furniture collected separately from timber. No sectoral breakdown is available for voluntary liquidations.
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Year Timber and furniture manufacturing Construction 1979 116 789 1980 211 949 1981 203 990 1982 350 1,422 1983 294 1,776 1984 382 1,831 1985 495 1,975
Year Timber and furniture manufacturing Construction 1986 427 1,914 1987 378 1,490 1988 242 1,471 1989 302 1,638 1990 391 2,445