Written question asked by Barbara Roche (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 November 1995. It was answered by Angela Knight (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 November 1995 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Treasury

Question

How many petitions for bankruptcy have been begun by his Department for businesses with under 500 employees in each of the last five years. - Total number of petitions for bankruptcy in 1995 is two. No petitions for bankruptcy were begun in any of previous 5 years.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

40504; 265 c424W

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Business Government departments Insolvency Treasury

Contains statistics

Yes