HC Deb 18 December 1996 vol 287 c701W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many road haulage firms have gone into liquidation in each year from 1990 to 1995. [9128]

Mr. John M. Taylor

The table shows company compulsory liquidations and individual bankruptcies for the road transport industry in England and Wales 1992 to 1995–1992 is the first complete year for which data are available.

Insolvencies: road haulage industry
(England and Wales)
Year Company compulsory liquidations Individual bankruptcy orders
1992 397 1,736
1993 294 1,481
1994 235 1,149
1995 204 924

Source:

DTI.