HC Deb 07 February 1991 vol 185 cc225-6W
Mr. Janner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many mortgage repossessions there have been in(a) the city and (b) the county of Leicester during each of the last 12 months for which records are available; and what were the annual figures for each of the last 12 years.

Mr. Yeo

Comprehensive information on mortgage possessions in the city and county of Leicester, including properties surrendered without a court order, is not available.

The available figures for possession orders made by the courts covering the county of Leicester, not all of which are executed, are as follows:

Mortgage possession orders
Number
1987 295
1988 455
1989 548
1990 694