§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many(a) possession notices and (b) suspended possession notices have been served in the latest period of 12 months for which figures are available in the Nottinghamshire area; and what were the corresponding figures for the previous period of 12 months.
Mr. John M. TaylorMortgage possession figures are collected by the number of actions entered, suspended orders and orders made. The table shows the information for each county court in Nottinghamshire during 1991 and 1992. The figures do not indicate how many houses have been repossessed through the courts as not all the orders will have resulted in the issue and execution of warrants of possession. At this stage, the 1992 figures are provisional and therefore liable to revision to take account of any late amendments. Figures on mortgage possession actions taken in each county court in England and Wales are published quarterly in an information bulletin which is placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament. The figures covering the whole of 1991 and 1992 will be published on 27 January 1993.
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Mortgage possession actions entered and orders made in Nottinghamshire county courts during 1991 and 1992 Actions entered Suspended orders Orders made Court 1991 1992 1991 1992 1991 1992 Mansfield 922 601 327 261 297 298 Newark 161 124 37 44 75 60 Nottingham 2,235 1,497 693 657 790 613 Worksop 445 340 142 138 203 133 Nottinghamshire County Total 3,763 2,562 1,199 1,100 1,365 1,104