Hansard

Personal Debt

Volume 455: debated on Tuesday 16 January 2007

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Mr. Roger Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many cases of personal insolvency were reported in the Greater London area in each year since 2000, broken down by London borough. (116038)

Jim Fitzpatrick

The following table records the numbers of individual bankruptcy orders in the London Region classified according to the Official Receivers’ Office from 1999-2000 to 2005-06. Figures are not separately available for each London borough.

Numbers of bankruptcy orders recorded in the London Official Receivers offices. 1999-2000 to 2005-06 1

Financial year totals

Bankruptcy Orders

1999-2000

1,290

2000-01

1,298

2001-02

1,421

2002-03

1,562

2003-04

2,132

2004-051

4,910

2005-061

6,699

1 From 2004-05 Croydon Official Receiver’s Office is classified under London Region.