HC Deb 22 January 1992 vol 202 cc241-2W
Mr. David Shaw

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much has been paid into the insolvency service account in each of the past four years by the Official Receiver and liquidators appointed by his Department(a) in total and (b) which had been recovered from companies based in Liechtenstein.

Mr. Redwood

The value of receipts paid into the Insolvency Services Account in each of the past four years is as follows, broken down by insolvency type:

Year Bankruptcy £ million Compulsory £ million Voluntary £ million
1987–88 38.4 52.9 118.7
1988–89 55.9 55.8 106.7
1989–90 50.3 52.3 89.1
1990–91 53.2 85.6 187.8

No separate information is available regarding amounts recovered from Liechtenstein.