HC Deb 30 January 2004 vol 417 c587W
Keith Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many companies went into liquidation in 2003. [151011]

Mr. Sutcliffe

Annual insolvency figures for 2003 are not yet available. The insolvencies press release for the fourth quarter of 2003 will be published on Friday 6 February at 9:30 am.

The seasonally adjusted figures for the first three quarters of 2003 are shown in the following table:

Company insolvencies in England and Wales in 2003
Seasonally adjusted
Quarter Total Compulsory liquidations Creditors voluntary liquidations
Q1 3,672 1,540 2,132
Q2 3,825 1,416 2,409
Q31 3,398 1,153 2,245
1 Provisional.