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57947

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date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many insolvencies there were in each (a) region of England and (b) London borough in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	199141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Figures for the number of individual insolvencies in region in England and each London borough in 2011 and 2012 can be found in the tables below. Individual insolvency figures include bankruptcy orders, debt relief orders and individual voluntary arrangements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Insolvency Service compiles its regional individual insolvency statistics on a calendar year basis, therefore financial year totals are not available. Figures for 2013 will be available on the Insolvency Service website from 10 July 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Regional breakdowns for the number of company insolvencies are not currently available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Number of Individual Insolvencies in each Region of England, 2011-2012<sup>1</sup></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>7,320</p></td><td><p>6,924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>16,202</p></td><td><p>15,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>12,255</p></td><td><p>11,265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>10,956</p></td><td><p>9,722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>11,964</p></td><td><p>11,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>12,098</p></td><td><p>11,108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>10,803</p></td><td><p>9,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>16,430</p></td><td><p>14,366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>13,049</p></td><td><p>12,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>111,077</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>102,018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><sup>1 </sup>Where individual has provided a valid postcode</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Number of Individual Insolvencies in each London Borough, 2011-2012<sup>1</sup></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>London Borough</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of London</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barking and Dagenham</p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>371</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnet</p></td><td><p>364</p></td><td><p>322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley</p></td><td><p>379</p></td><td><p>336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brent</p></td><td><p>336</p></td><td><p>304</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromley</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>232</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing</p></td><td><p>331</p></td><td><p>301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enfield</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hackney</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith and Fulham</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haringey</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>282</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Havering</p></td><td><p>344</p></td><td><p>316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>339</p></td><td><p>343</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hounslow</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td><p>332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islington</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kensington and Chelsea</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Thames</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lambeth</p></td><td><p>383</p></td><td><p>328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewisham</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merton</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newham</p></td><td><p>437</p></td><td><p>391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redbridge</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond upon Thames</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southwark</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>361</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tower Hamlets</p></td><td><p>409</p></td><td><p>295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waltham Forest</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westminster</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,803</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,583</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><sup>1</sup> Where individual has provided a valid postcode</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that these figures do not account for any changes in the base population over time. Using the rate of bankruptcies per 10,000 adults allows for a like-for-like comparison across years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Headline figures for insolvencies in England and Wales can be found in the quarterly <em>Insolvency Statistics</em> release, a National Statistics publication. Figures for January-March 2014 were published on 29 April 2014, and can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-january-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-january-to-march-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Annual numbers and rates of bankruptcies by region for 2000-2012 are available in the <em>Individual Insolvencies by Region</em> publication, which can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-individual-insolvencies-by-region" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-individual-insolvencies-by-region</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 09/06/2014 16:00:50 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

57948

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will require the Prudential Regulation Authority to conduct an analysis of recently released personal and business lending data by postcode to examine (a) levels of disparity in lending and (b) progress in achieving financial inclusion; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	199137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>In July 2013 the Government announced that it had reached an agreement with the major UK banks to publish lending data across 10,000 individual postcodes.</p><p> </p><p>The first dataset was published in December 2013 and shows the outstanding stock of lending that has been committed to customers across three categories; loans and overdrafts to SMEs, mortgages and unsecured personal loans (excluding credit cards).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data will allow challenger banks, smaller building societies, credit unions and community development finance institutions (CDFIs) to find areas where there is a lack of lending so they can offer finance to those customers who are crying out for support to help their business grow.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 199106 199107 199138 question first answered 09/06/2014 14:11:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

57949

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will require banks and their financial institutions to release further personal and business lending data by postcode; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	199138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>In July 2013 the Government announced that it had reached an agreement with the major UK banks to publish lending data across 10,000 individual postcodes.</p><p> </p><p>The first dataset was published in December 2013 and shows the outstanding stock of lending that has been committed to customers across three categories; loans and overdrafts to SMEs, mortgages and unsecured personal loans (excluding credit cards).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data will allow challenger banks, smaller building societies, credit unions and community development finance institutions (CDFIs) to find areas where there is a lack of lending so they can offer finance to those customers who are crying out for support to help their business grow.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 199106 199107 199137 question first answered 09/06/2014 14:11:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

57950

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received about the publication of personal and business lending data by postcode; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	199106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>In July 2013 the Government announced that it had reached an agreement with the major UK banks to publish lending data across 10,000 individual postcodes.</p><p> </p><p>The first dataset was published in December 2013 and shows the outstanding stock of lending that has been committed to customers across three categories; loans and overdrafts to SMEs, mortgages and unsecured personal loans (excluding credit cards).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data will allow challenger banks, smaller building societies, credit unions and community development finance institutions (CDFIs) to find areas where there is a lack of lending so they can offer finance to those customers who are crying out for support to help their business grow.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 199107 199137 199138 question first answered 09/06/2014 14:11:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

57951

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	New Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will require banks to publish data on the number of new small business accounts in 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	199107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>In July 2013 the Government announced that it had reached an agreement with the major UK banks to publish lending data across 10,000 individual postcodes.</p><p> </p><p>The first dataset was published in December 2013 and shows the outstanding stock of lending that has been committed to customers across three categories; loans and overdrafts to SMEs, mortgages and unsecured personal loans (excluding credit cards).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data will allow challenger banks, smaller building societies, credit unions and community development finance institutions (CDFIs) to find areas where there is a lack of lending so they can offer finance to those customers who are crying out for support to help their business grow.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 199106 199137 199138 question first answered 09/06/2014 14:11:46 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

57952

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of members of credit unions and (b) their total savings in each (i) region of the UK and (ii) London borough in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13 and (D) 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	199108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not hold information on the numbers of credit union members or their total savings or lending by region. The data is held by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 199109 199110 question first answered 11/06/2014 15:41:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

57953

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were members of a credit union in each (a) region of England and (b) each borough of London in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	199109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not hold information on the numbers of credit union members or their total savings or lending by region. The data is held by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 199108 199110 question first answered 11/06/2014 15:41:55 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

57954

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of total lending by (a) credit unions and (b) community development finance institutions in each (i) region of England and (ii) London borough in (A) 2011-12, (B) 2012-13 and (C) 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	199110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not hold information on the numbers of credit union members or their total savings or lending by region. The data is held by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 199108 199109 question first answered 11/06/2014 15:41:55 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

57955

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mortgages: Repossession Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mortgage possession claims were approved by the courts in each (a) region of England and (b) London borough in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	199139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice collects data on mortgage possession claims and these are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The tables provided give figures on the number of mortgage claims in the County Courts from 2011-12 to 2013-14.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/06/2014 12:03:43 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

57956

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Bankruptcy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) bankruptcy orders were granted and (b) individual voluntary arrangements were agreed in each (i) region of England and (ii) London borough in (A) 2011-12, (B) 2012-13 and (C) 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	199140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Figures for the number of bankruptcies, debt relief orders and individual voluntary arrangements in each region of England and each London borough in 2011 and 2012 can be found in the tables below. The sum of these procedures represents the total number of individual insolvencies in each area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Insolvency Service compiles its regional individual insolvency statistics on a calendar year basis, therefore financial year totals are not available. Figures for 2013 will be available on the Insolvency Service website from 10 July 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Table 1: Number of Bankruptcies, Debt Relief Orders and Individual Voluntary Arrangements in each Region of England, 2011-2012<sup>1</sup></em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Bankruptcies</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Debt Relief Orders</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Individual Voluntary Arrangements</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>2,367</p></td><td><p>1,834</p></td><td><p>1,907</p></td><td><p>2,090</p></td><td><p>3,046</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>5,491</p></td><td><p>4,378</p></td><td><p>3,993</p></td><td><p>4,465</p></td><td><p>6,718</p></td><td><p>6,608</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>4,317</p></td><td><p>3,295</p></td><td><p>2,791</p></td><td><p>3,278</p></td><td><p>5,147</p></td><td><p>4,692</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,902</p></td><td><p>2,743</p></td><td><p>2,553</p></td><td><p>2,649</p></td><td><p>4,501</p></td><td><p>4,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,756</p></td><td><p>2,943</p></td><td><p>2,984</p></td><td><p>3,306</p></td><td><p>5,224</p></td><td><p>4,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>4,141</p></td><td><p>3,149</p></td><td><p>3,053</p></td><td><p>3,102</p></td><td><p>4,904</p></td><td><p>4,857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>4,047</p></td><td><p>3,256</p></td><td><p>2,528</p></td><td><p>2,371</p></td><td><p>4,228</p></td><td><p>3,956</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>5,756</p></td><td><p>4,180</p></td><td><p>3,372</p></td><td><p>3,500</p></td><td><p>7,302</p></td><td><p>6,686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>4,564</p></td><td><p>3,615</p></td><td><p>3,966</p></td><td><p>4,269</p></td><td><p>4,519</p></td><td><p>4,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> England </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>38,341</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29,393</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27,147</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29,030</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>45,589</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>43,595</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><sup>1</sup> Where individual has provided a valid postcode</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Table 2: Number of Bankruptcies, Debt Relief Orders and Individual Voluntary Arrangements in each London Borough, 2011-2012<sup>1</sup></em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Bankruptcies</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Debt Relief Orders</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Individual Voluntary Arrangements</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London Borough</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of London</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barking and Dagenham</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnet</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brent</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromley</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p>261</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enfield</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hackney</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith and Fulham</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haringey</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Havering</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hounslow</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islington</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kensington and Chelsea</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Thames</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lambeth</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewisham</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merton</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newham</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redbridge</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond upon Thames</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southwark</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tower Hamlets</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waltham Forest</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westminster</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,047</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,256</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,528</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,371</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,228</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,956</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><sup>1</sup> Where individual has provided a valid postcode</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It should be noted that these figures do not account for any changes in the base population over time. Using the rate of bankruptcies per 10,000 adults allows for a like-for-like comparison across years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Headline figures for insolvencies in England and Wales can be found in the quarterly <em>Insolvency Statistics</em> release, a National Statistics publication. Figures for January-March 2014 were published on 29 April 2014, and can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-january-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-january-to-march-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Annual numbers and rates of bankruptcies by region for 2000-2012 are available in the <em>Individual Insolvencies by Region</em> publication, which can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-individual-insolvencies-by-region" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-individual-insolvencies-by-region</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 09/06/2014 16:10:52 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
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