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Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the number of new companies established in (a) Yorkshire, (b) Humberside, (c) the Northern region and (d) the south-east region in 1981, 1987, 1988 and to date in 1989; and how many companies went into liquidation in each of these categories in each year.
Mr. Forth
On the basis of current registered office addresses, the information requested is as follows: