§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many small and medium enterprises failed by constituency in Wales and England in the last 12 months. [137716]
§ Ms HewittThere are no official statistics on the number of small and medium enterprise failures by constituency.
When a County court hears an insolvency petition they allocate the case to the nearest Official Receiver's office. It is the location of the Official Receiver's office that is recorded, not the location of the business.
594WThere were 5,037 insolvencies in England and Wales from 1 October 1999 to 30 September 2000, the latest 12 months available.