§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many(a) bankruptcy and (b) winding-up orders were made during the 12 months ended 31 January; and how many were administered by each Official Receiver's office during the 12 months ended 31 January. [17463]
§ Mr. Oppenheim[holding answer 27 February 1996]: The number of bankruptcy and winding-up orders made in the 12 months to 31 January 1996 and the number of cases in which the administration was completed in each Official Receiver's office are as set out in the table.
Office Bankruptcy orders Administration Winding-up orders Administration Made completed Made completed Birmingham 1,144 1,316 269 387 Brighton 958 1,610 191 453 Bristol 696 819 173 201 Gloucester 497 423 48 47 Canterbury 366 412 56 84 Rochester 473 720 93 165 Cardiff 407 747 111 199 Croydon 1,243 1,912 373 552 Hull 469 598 84 103 Leeds 920 733 270 200 Liverpool 353 331 79 75 Manchester 1,006 832 271 345 Newcastle 496 1,142 123 169 Stockton 335 269 81 52 Northampton 616 522 95 104 Cambridge 364 572 66 97 Norwich 589 668 107 156 Ipswich 397 346 48 78 Nottingham 718 779 86 111 Leicester 398 410 47 75 Plymouth 1,036 971 74 67 Exeter 569 780 43 87 Reading 805 867 229 260 St. Albans 817 827 195 184 St. Annes 684 538 114 76 Sheffield 488 554 68 69 Southampton 660 504 130 207 Bournemouth 520 568 84 105 Southend 804 1,017 154 163 Stoke 440 423 54 79 Chester 415 454 66 81 Swansea 499 542 96 139 London A 3 25 75 115 London B 936 154 738 102 London C 938 123 734 99 Manchester closing unit 0 6,292 0 876 London support unit 0 2,499 0 2,241 Total 22,059 32,299 5,525 8,603