§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of attachment of earnings orders made each year since the commencement of the scheme; and if he will list the number of orders currently in effect.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation about orders made under the provisions of the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 is not collated centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Details of orders made under the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 at magistrates courts are published in Home Office statistical bulletins, which are available in the Library. The latest relevant bulletin is No. 20/88.