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Mr. Eldon Griffiths
asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many compulsory liquidations of companies there were in the years 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973, respectively.
Mr. Clinton Davis
The numbers of compulsory winding-up orders made in the relevant periods are as follows:—
| COMPULSORY WINDING UP ORDERS | ||
| England and Wales | Scotland | |
| 1970 | 1,269 | 68 |
| 1971 | 1,166 | 40 |
| 1972 | 1,150 | 39 |
| 1973 | 1,080 | 25 |