HC Deb 14 November 1988 vol 140 c377W
Mr. Alexander

To ask the Attorney-General what was the net return to Nottingham district land registry after payment of administration costs in each year from 1980 to date.

The Attorney-General

Since not all the Land Registry's costs are allocated to its local offices, details of net returns, after deducting administrative costs, are available only for the Department as a whole.

Mr. Alexander

To ask the Attorney-General what was the average time taken to effect first registration of title and subsequent dealings by Nottingham district land registry in each year from 1980 to date.

The Attorney-General

The average completion times from 1980 to the end of September 1988 calculated in weeks are as follows:

First registrations Dispositionary first leases and transfers of part of the land in a title Dealings with whole of the land in a tile
1980 14 12 4
1981 16 12 7
1982 9 6 2
1983 9 12 3
1984 14 20 3
1985 16 13 3
1986 24 19 6
1987 40 35 6
1988 48 40 6

Mr. Alexander

To ask the Attorney-General how many employees were on the staff of Nottingham district land registry in each year from 1980 to date.

The Attorney-General

The total numbers of staff employed at the Nottingham district land registry on 1 October of each year 1980 to 1988 are as follows:

Permanent Casual Total
1980 635.0 0.0 635.0
1981 573.0 13.0 586.0
1982 582.0 36.0 618.0
1983 643.5 27.5 671.0
1984 637.5 24.0 661.5
1985 650.0 14.0 664.0
1986 687.0 15.0 702.0
1987 713.0 39.0 752.0
1988 800.0 15.0 815.0