§ 22. Mr. Geoffrey RobinsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total number of insolvencies and liquidations in 1990.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe total number of business failures, including liquidations, winding-up orders and self-employed bankruptcy orders, was about 25,000 in England and Wales in 1990, representing around 1.6 per cent. of the companies registered for VAT at the end of the year.