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Farming

Volume 447: debated on Friday 16 June 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the number of farmers who went bankrupt in (a) 2003, (b) 2004 and (c) 2005. (76180)

Official insolvency statistics are available by broad industry sector.

Bankruptcies in the agriculture and horticulture sector in England and Wales are as follows:

Number

2003

151

2004

204

2005

195

Company liquidations in agriculture and horticulture in England and Wales are as follows:

Number

2003

52

2004

35

2005

35