Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what comparative assessment he has made of the number of companies in England and Wales that registered for insolvency between September 2016 and September 2017 and the preceding 12-month period.
The Insolvency Service produces quarterly statistics on the number of new insolvencies for companies and individuals in England and Wales. The most recent statistics, covering the period July to September 2017, which include a comparison with previous periods, were published on Friday 27 October 2017 on Gov.UK.