HC Deb 08 November 1988 vol 140 cc140-1W
Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the current fees for land registration for the following price ranges: £30,000, £40,000, £50,000, and £60,000.

Mr. Needham

The information requested is contained in the Land Registry (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 1982 (SR 1982 No. 2), a copy of which is available in the Library.

Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications for land registration were made in each of the years 1980 to 1987, inclusive.

Mr. Needham

Statistics showing the exact number of applications received in the Land Registry during the financial years 1980–81 to 1983–84 inclusive are not available. The figures for these years have been calculated based on statistics showing the average daily intake in each of the years multiplied by the number of working days in the year.

The following table sets out the applications received:

Financial year Applications received
1980–81 10,750
1981–82 15,250
1982–83 19,250
1983–84 21,000
1984–85 25,708
1985–86 27,124
1986–87 28,070
1987–88 29,005

Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications for land registrations were made in 1988 to date; how many have been processed; and how many have still to be processed.

Mr. Needham

A total of 24,909 applications were received in the Land Registry during the period 4 January 1988 to 29 October 1988–13,758 of these have been completed leaving 11,151 still awaiting completion.