HC Deb 08 May 1991 vol 190 cc532-3W
Mr. Caborn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many mortgage repossessions there have been in(a) the city of York and (b) the county of North Yorkshire during each of the last 12 months for which records are available; and what were the annual figures for each of the last 12 months.

Mr. Yeo

Comprehensive information on mortgage repossessions in the city of York and the county of North Yorkshire, including properties surrendered without a court order, is not available.

The available figures for possession orders made by the courts covering York and the county of North Yorkshire, not all of which are executed, are as follows:

Mortgage possession orders
York County of North Yorkshire
1987 269 475
1988 238 393
1989 193 401
1990 314 623