HC Deb 15 May 1996 vol 277 c491W
29 Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many business failures there were in the first quarter of 1996. [28389]

Mr. Oppenheim

In the first quarter of 1996 there were, on a seasonally adjusted basis, 1,273 compulsory liquidations, 2,022 creditors' voluntary liquidations and 5,333 bankruptcy orders.

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