§ Hugh BayleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many professional football clubs have gone into receivership or administration since 1997; and what the average percentage is of the money they owed to the Government that(a) the Inland Revenue and (b) Customs and Excise has agreed the clubs should repay. [178177]
§ Dawn PrimaroloIndividual businesses are monitored by both revenue departments when they fall into arrears. However, information on the debts of particular groups according to the nature of their business is not held centrally in both departments. The information requested is therefore not readily available.