HC Deb 12 November 1991 vol 198 cc457-8W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many bankruptcy petitions have been presented in Wales(a) in 1990 and (b) in the current year.

Mr. Redwood

During 1990 there were 855 bankruptcy petitions presented to the county courts in Wales. From January to September 1991 there have been 1,081.