§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Attorney-General how long it takes for the county court to clear a cheque in each county court area; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe period for a county court to obtain clearance of a cheque drawn in sterling on a bank located in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands—identified by a bank sort code on the cheque—is currently a minimum of eight working days for courts using the Bank of England and 14 working days for 427W courts using the main clearing banks; other cheques, for example drawn on a foreign bank, are subject to individual clearance with no standard clearance period.
§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Attorney-General how long it takes to process a bad debt claim in each county court area; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThis information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.