Written question asked by Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 17 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 November 2003. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 November 2003 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much revenue has been generated from fees charged by the Insolvency Service in respect of (a) company winding-up petitions, (b) creditors' petitions and (c) debtor's petitions in each year since 1997. - Including table.

Answer: Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much revenue has been generated from fees charged by the Insolvency Service in respect of (a) company winding-up petitions, (b) creditors' petitions and (c) debtor's petitions in each year since 1997. [139819] Mr. Sutcliffe: Due to the nature of the current Insolvency Fees structure it is not possible to disaggregate the amount of fees recovered between (a) company winding-up petitions, (b) creditors' petitions and (c) debtor's petitions. Total fees recovered for each year since 1997 for Insolvency fee earning activities were: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Amount (£000) 1997-98 35,155 1998-99 37,892 1999-2000 38,197 2000-01 41,777 2001-02 44,859 2002-03 52,589 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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