HC Deb 23 June 1993 vol 227 cc195-6W
Mr. Callaghan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate of the number of home owners with mortgage arrears.

Mr. Nelson

The Government do not make estimates of the number of home owners with mortgage arrears. The latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders—CML—which relate to the position at the end of 1992, are as follows:

Total Percentage of total mortgages
Arrears 6–12 months 205,010 2.07
Arrears over 12 months 147,040 1.48

The next CM L arrears figures will be published at the end of July.