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Mr. Peter Duncan
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average period is since 1997 for which disbarred company directors are barred from holding office.[108967]
Miss Melanie Johnson
The average period for which company directors have been barred from holding office from 1997 to date are as listed in the table.
| Financial year | Number of orders | Average number of years |
| 1999–2000 | 1,540 | 5.45 |
| 2000–01 | 1,548 | 5.49 |
| 2001–02 | 1,761 | 5.38 |
| 2002–03 | 1,594 | 5.41 |
Mr. Peter Duncan
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many company directors were barred from holding directorships in each year since 1997.[108968]
Miss Melanie Johnson
The number of directors of insolvent companies who have been disqualified under section 6 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act, 1986 from the financial year of 1996–97 to date are as listed in the table:
| Financial year | Total section 6 orders |
| 1996–97 | 1,040 |
| 1997–98 | 1,267 |
| 1998–99 | 1,284 |
| 1999–2000 | 1,540 |
| 2000–01 | 1,548 |
| 2001–02 | 1,761 |
| 2002–03 | 1,594 |