§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of company liquidations in Scotland in the last six months for which figures are available and the comparable figures for the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartIn the second half of 1990 there were 341 notified liquidations of companies registered in Scotland. Companies House does not maintain information on the number of liquidations of Scottish registered companies on a part-year basis for earlier years. The table shows the number of notified liquidations of companies registered in Scotland for each year since 1980.
Number of notified liquidations of companies registered in Scotland Number 1980 599 1981 666 1982 756 1983 764 1984 757 1985 757 1986 762 1987 636 1988 651 1989 674 1990 689 Source: Registrar of companies.