§ Mr. BellinghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what estimate her Department has made of the number of company insolvencies in 2003; [185452]
(2) what estimates her Department has made of the number of company insolvencies in 2003. [185544]
§ Mr. SutcliffeThere were 14,184 company insolvencies in 2003. These comprised of 5,234 creditors voluntary liquidation s and 8,950 company compulsory liquidations.