§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the caseload of the insolvency service in each year since 1989 and the average processing time per case each year since 1989.
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonThe following number of compulsory insolvencies fell to be dealt with by official receivers.
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1989 1990 1991 19921 Bankruptcies 8,138 12,058 22,632 32,106 Compulsory liquidations 4,020 5,977 8,368 9,732 TOTAL 12,158 18,035 31,000 41,838 1 Provisional. In addition, the service's disqualification unit dealt with the following number of reports/returns by insolvency practitioners under the provisions of the Company Directors Disqualifications Act 1986:
Numbers 1989 6,537 1990 12,463 1991 18,509 1992 20,468 Information on the average processing time per case is not maintained and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.