To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many businesses in (a) Crosby and (b) Sefton have entered into administration in the last 12 months. (277735)

There were 5,273 administrations (Enterprise Act 2002) in England and Wales between April 2008 and March 2009. Statistics covering business administrations are not currently available on a regional basis within England and Wales.