HC Deb 07 March 1996 vol 273 c332W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many people were declared bankrupt in each year since 1990 for debts up to(a) £50,000, (b) £500,000 (c) £6 million and (d) over £6 million. [19091]

Mr. Oppenheim

The number of bankruptcy orders made in England and Wales since 1990 is as follows:

Number
1990 12,058
1991 22,632
1993 31,016
1994 25,634
1995 21,933

Information regarding the size of debts could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.