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The data used for insolvency statistics is compiled from information at Companies House. The registered office address for a company may not be representative of its trading location, and often it is changed upon insolvency to the address of the appointed Insolvency Practitioner dealing with the case. Subject to these caveats, the table below sets out the data on estimated company insolvencies by year and region for companies in the food and beverage service activities division (SIC code 56) between 2017 and 2022. The 2022 figures are up to the 30th<\/sup> June 2022.<\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Table 1: Estimated company insolvencies in the food and beverage services division by region and year, 1st<\/sup> January 2017 to 30th<\/sup> June 2022, United Kingdom<\/strong><\/p> Source: Insolvency Service<\/p> Region/ Country<\/strong>[1]<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2022<\/strong>[2]<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> North East<\/p><\/td> 65<\/p><\/td> 75<\/p><\/td> 65<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td> 42<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West<\/p><\/td> 216<\/p><\/td> 304<\/p><\/td> 364<\/p><\/td> 270<\/p><\/td> 223<\/p><\/td> 212<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire and The Humber<\/p><\/td> 236<\/p><\/td> 241<\/p><\/td> 276<\/p><\/td> 209<\/p><\/td> 271<\/p><\/td> 153<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands<\/p><\/td> 135<\/p><\/td> 157<\/p><\/td> 180<\/p><\/td> 82<\/p><\/td> 85<\/p><\/td> 72<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/p><\/td> 136<\/p><\/td> 192<\/p><\/td> 196<\/p><\/td> 166<\/p><\/td> 160<\/p><\/td> 102<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East of England<\/p><\/td> 98<\/p><\/td> 126<\/p><\/td> 122<\/p><\/td> 103<\/p><\/td> 141<\/p><\/td> 128<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London<\/p><\/td> 391<\/p><\/td> 509<\/p><\/td> 574<\/p><\/td> 410<\/p><\/td> 369<\/p><\/td> 250<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East<\/p><\/td> 137<\/p><\/td> 155<\/p><\/td> 168<\/p><\/td> 140<\/p><\/td> 124<\/p><\/td> 86<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West<\/p><\/td> 89<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td> 134<\/p><\/td> 80<\/p><\/td> 86<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northern Ireland<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td> 59<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Scotland<\/p><\/td> 105<\/p><\/td> 172<\/p><\/td> 192<\/p><\/td> 108<\/p><\/td> 77<\/p><\/td> 56<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wales<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td> 68<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td> 31<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Unknown<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> [1]<\/sup> Region/country is based on registered company address, which may not be representative of a company\u2019s trading location. [2]<\/sup> 2022 number up to 30th June 2022<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of business insolvencies there have been in the food and beverage services industry in each region in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1520374/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The data used for insolvency statistics is compiled from information at Companies House. The registered office address for a company may not be representative of its trading location, and often it is changed upon insolvency to the address of the appointed Insolvency Practitioner dealing with the case. Subject to these caveats, the table below sets out the data on estimated company insolvencies in the second quarter, 1st<\/sup> April to 30th<\/sup> June, in London in each year from 2017 to 2022.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Estimated number of company insolvencies in London in Q2 (April to June) 2017 to 2022<\/strong><\/p> Source: Insolvency Service and Companies House<\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Q2 (London)<\/strong> [1]<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Q2 (England & Wales)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 768<\/p><\/td> 3498<\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/p><\/td> 921<\/p><\/td> 3970<\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 1018<\/p><\/td> 4239<\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/p><\/td> 608<\/p><\/td> 2884<\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/p><\/td> 685<\/p><\/td> 3145<\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/p><\/td> 1183<\/p><\/td> 5501<\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> [1]<\/sup> Location is based on registered company address, which may not be representative of a company\u2019s trading location.<\/p><\/td> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1520504/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Please see below the annual business counts for the SIC code 56302 (Public houses and bars) for UK regions for the past 10 years. Note that some figures have been rounded by ONS to prevent disclosure. All figures are drawn from the Inter-Departmental-Business-Register via NOMIS.<\/p> Region<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2022<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> North East<\/p><\/td> 1,320<\/p><\/td> 1,250<\/p><\/td> 1,280<\/p><\/td> 1,290<\/p><\/td> 1,245<\/p><\/td> 1,255<\/p><\/td> 1,270<\/p><\/td> 1,360<\/p><\/td> 1,365<\/p><\/td> 1,335<\/p><\/td> 1,355<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West<\/p><\/td> 3,910<\/p><\/td> 3,710<\/p><\/td> 3,675<\/p><\/td> 3,660<\/p><\/td> 3,595<\/p><\/td> 3,520<\/p><\/td> 3,510<\/p><\/td> 3,575<\/p><\/td> 3,560<\/p><\/td> 3,480<\/p><\/td> 3,620<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire and The Humber<\/p><\/td> 3,160<\/p><\/td> 3,060<\/p><\/td> 3,020<\/p><\/td> 3,045<\/p><\/td> 2,980<\/p><\/td> 2,895<\/p><\/td> 2,890<\/p><\/td> 2,930<\/p><\/td> 2,960<\/p><\/td> 2,935<\/p><\/td> 3,015<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands<\/p><\/td> 2,920<\/p><\/td> 2,810<\/p><\/td> 2,765<\/p><\/td> 2,785<\/p><\/td> 2,720<\/p><\/td> 2,680<\/p><\/td> 2,680<\/p><\/td> 2,665<\/p><\/td> 2,660<\/p><\/td> 2,570<\/p><\/td> 2,615<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/p><\/td> 3,035<\/p><\/td> 2,875<\/p><\/td> 2,830<\/p><\/td> 2,830<\/p><\/td> 2,755<\/p><\/td> 2,730<\/p><\/td> 2,670<\/p><\/td> 2,755<\/p><\/td> 2,740<\/p><\/td> 2,675<\/p><\/td> 2,745<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East<\/p><\/td> 3,195<\/p><\/td> 3,000<\/p><\/td> 3,005<\/p><\/td> 2,935<\/p><\/td> 2,860<\/p><\/td> 2,795<\/p><\/td> 2,800<\/p><\/td> 2,820<\/p><\/td> 2,810<\/p><\/td> 2,705<\/p><\/td> 2,715<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London<\/p><\/td> 2,415<\/p><\/td> 2,290<\/p><\/td> 2,260<\/p><\/td> 2,330<\/p><\/td> 2,270<\/p><\/td> 2,195<\/p><\/td> 2,190<\/p><\/td> 2,215<\/p><\/td> 2,245<\/p><\/td> 2,225<\/p><\/td> 2,265<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East<\/p><\/td> 4,755<\/p><\/td> 4,505<\/p><\/td> 4,450<\/p><\/td> 4,385<\/p><\/td> 4,270<\/p><\/td> 4,150<\/p><\/td> 4,125<\/p><\/td> 4,140<\/p><\/td> 4,060<\/p><\/td> 3,955<\/p><\/td> 3,980<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West<\/p><\/td> 3,940<\/p><\/td> 3,820<\/p><\/td> 3,730<\/p><\/td> 3,690<\/p><\/td> 3,610<\/p><\/td> 3,565<\/p><\/td> 3,510<\/p><\/td> 3,555<\/p><\/td> 3,495<\/p><\/td> 3,395<\/p><\/td> 3,405<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wales<\/p><\/td> 2,210<\/p><\/td> 2,090<\/p><\/td> 2,080<\/p><\/td> 2,030<\/p><\/td> 1,950<\/p><\/td> 1,900<\/p><\/td> 1,855<\/p><\/td> 1,820<\/p><\/td> 1,835<\/p><\/td> 1,770<\/p><\/td> 1,765<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Scotland<\/p><\/td> 2,625<\/p><\/td> 2,515<\/p><\/td> 2,520<\/p><\/td> 2,465<\/p><\/td> 2,380<\/p><\/td> 2,305<\/p><\/td> 2,315<\/p><\/td> 2,315<\/p><\/td> 2,265<\/p><\/td> 2,120<\/p><\/td> 2,145<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northern Ireland<\/p><\/td> 840<\/p><\/td> 800<\/p><\/td> 755<\/p><\/td> 720<\/p><\/td> 710<\/p><\/td> 715<\/p><\/td> 730<\/p><\/td> 735<\/p><\/td> 720<\/p><\/td> 705<\/p><\/td> 700<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 34,320<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,725<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,375<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 32,160<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,345<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30,710<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30,545<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30,885<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30,720<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 29,865<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30,325<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which businesses have used the Standard Industrial Classification code 56302 in each region of the UK in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1520855/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The standing charge remains capped under the Government\u2019s Energy Price Guarantee (EPG), which means that a household with typical energy use in Great Britain will pay, on average, around £2,500 a year on their energy bill up till April 2023, when the EPG will be reviewed.<\/p> <\/p> The energy regulator, Ofgem, recently reviewed the components of the standing charge to see if they could be reduced. Ofgem concluded that while some low consuming users, might benefit from change, some higher consuming users, including vulnerable users, would pay more. Retaining the current methodology would protect users with greater energy needs, such as disabled users and electric heating users.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the comparative effect of the standing charge for electricity on low income households compared to other households.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1518801/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " I am the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4474", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who the Minister for Small Business is.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1518943", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1518943/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The department runs the English Housing Survey (EHS), which collects data on the number and proportion of households in each tenure. We have published data on the number and proportion of households in owner occupation in each region, for the most recent year of data collection (2020-21). However, due to sample size, the EHS cannot give robust figures at the constituency level. North East<\/p><\/td> 752<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West<\/p><\/td> 2,151<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire and the Humber<\/p><\/td> 1,518<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands<\/p><\/td> 1,399<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/p><\/td> 1,620<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East of England<\/p><\/td> 1,794<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East<\/p><\/td> 2,754<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West<\/p><\/td> 1,752<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London<\/p><\/td> 1,799<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> total<\/p><\/td> 15,540<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
For the most recently published data, the number of owner-occupied households in each region is as follows:<\/p>