To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses employing fewer than 50 people went into administration in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point constituency in (i) each of the last 12 months and (ii) each of the last five years. (321446)

Official statistics for corporate insolvencies, including administrations, are not currently available at a sub-national level within England and Wales.

Additionally, the number of employees of a company in administration is not recorded on the Companies House source data.