§ 61. Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has as to how many families have been admitted into local authority homeless accommodation in the last 12 months due to mortgage arrears.
§ 91. Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has of the number of persons currently homeless as a result of building societies foreclosing on their mortgages.
§ Mr. TrippierIn the 12 months to September 1988 local authorities accepted responsibility to secure accommodation for an estimated 9,100 households under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 Housing Act, where the immediate reason for homelessness was mortgage arrears. Information is not available of type of mortgage lender.
§ 90. Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the latest figures for mortgage repossessions in England and Wales.
§ Mr. TrippierThe latest figures available for mortgage repossessions by building societies cover the first half of 1988. At 0.134 per cent. of all mortgage advances, the figure shows a continuing downward trend.