§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) company insolvencies and (b) individual insolvencies there were in each quarter since 1997. [139815]
§ Mr. SutcliffeThe figures requested are supplied in the following table.
991WFigures on individual and company insolvencies are available from the DTI's quarterly insolvency press release. This can also be found on the website at www.dti.gov.uk/sd/insolv
Year/quarter Company insolvencies1 Individual insolvencies1 1997 Q1 3,017 6,021 Q2 3,183 6,421 Q3 3,196 6,093 Q4 3,214 5,906 1998 Q1 3,123 5,746 Q2 3,291 5,776 Q3 3,373 6,306 Q4 3,416 6,721 1999 Q1 3,741 6,785 Q2 3,653 7,042 Q3 3,428 7,503 Q4 3,458 7,476 2000 Q1 3,522 7,612 Q2 3.431 7,440 Q3 3,775 7,200 Q4 3,589 7,276 2001 Q1 3,825 7,473 Q2 3,765 7,591 Q3 3,692 7,324 Q4 3,690 7,387 2002 Q1 4,014 7,244 Q2 4,130 7,596 Q3 3,882 7,779 Q4 4,280 7,967 2003 Q1 3,672 8,146 Q22 3,825 8,738 Q33 3,398 9,094 1Seasonally adjusted 1Revised 1Provisional
§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much revenue has been generated from fees charged by the Insolvency Service in respect of(a) company winding-up petitions, (b) creditors' petitions and (c) debtor's petitions in each year since 1997. [139819]
§ Mr. SutcliffeDue to the nature of the current Insolvency Fees structure it is not possible to disaggregate the amount of fees recovered between(a) company winding-up petitions, (b) creditors' petitions and (c) debtor's petitions.
Total fees recovered for each year since 1997 for Insolvency fee earning activities were:
Amount (£000) 1997–98 35,155 1998–99 37,892 1999–2000 38,197 2000–01 41,777 2001–02 44,859 2002–03 52,589