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Bankruptcies And Insolvencies

Volume 952: debated on Friday 23 June 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1945 (a) the number of company bankruptcies and (b) the number of company insolvencies.

The numbers of company liquidations involving insolvency—com- pulsory liquidations and creditors' voluntary liquidations—in England and Wales begun during the relevant years are as follows:

194557*
194678*
1947161*
1948816
19491,066
19501,263
19511,027
19521,333
19531,319
19541,275
19551,169
19561,200
19571,081
19581,312
19591,294
19601,563
19611,846
19622,196
19632,154
19642,104
1 9652,595
19663,250
19673,535
19683,165
19693,510
19703,689
19713,506
19723,063
19732,575
19743,720
19755,398
19765,939
19775,848
* Compulsory liquidations only. Figures for creditors' voluntary liquidations are not available for years before 1948.