§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department what was the average length of time between the serving of a notice of seeking possession on the tenant of a local authority and the granting of possession where the application was successful(a) in England and Wales, (b) in the West Midlands County and (c) in Birmingham in each of the last five years for which records are available; and if he will make a statement on measures he is proposing to speed up the process. [55504]
§ Mr. HoonNo figures are collected for waiting times for possession actions. Although there are no current plans to introduce measures to reduce the length of time the possession process can take, it is intended to consider this process in the second stage of the Civil Justice Reforms. No timetable has yet been fixed.