HC Deb 30 March 2000 vol 347 c250W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many bankruptcies there have been among farmers in England in each of the last 10 years. [115948]

Ms Quin

[holding answer 28 March 2000]Data on bankruptcies are available only for England and Wales combined as set out in the table.

Number of bankruptcies in the agricultural and horticultural sector: England and Wales 1989–99
Year Bankruptcies of self-employed individuals Company1 insolvencies Total
1989 142 78 220
1990 198 111 309
1991 266 135 401
1992 313 191 504
1993 277 157 434
1994 231 166 397
1995 218 99 317
1996 168 89 257
1997 155 51 206
1998 157 65 222
1999 2149 252 2201
1 Including partnerships
2 Not including data for the fourth quarter

Source

Department of Trade and Industry