§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the extent of monthly backlog of cases over each of the last three years in the Land Registry Office in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamDetails of the stocks of work held are as follows:
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1986 1987 1988 January 11,964 13,461 15,181 February 11,851 13,233 15,410 March 12,245 13,198 15,020 April 12,306 12,919 14,306 May 12,097 14,250 14,343 June 12,979 14,568 14,015 July 13,075 14,965 13,951 August 13,625 14,577 14,006
1986 1987 1988 September 14,903 14,375 14,613 October 14,294 15,062 14,636 November 14,718 14,844 14,764 December 14,864 15,289 14,686
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases at present await clearance at the Land Registry Office in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Needham14,766 at the end of January 1989.
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish an indicative list of charges made by the Land Registry in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information requested is contained in the Land Registry (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 1988 (SR 1988 No. 410), a copy of which is available in the Library.
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he has any proposals to speed up Land Registry transactions in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamA comprehensive efficiency review of the Land Registry functions in Northern Ireland is to be undertaken. It is anticipated that the review will be under way by mid-1989.