§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Attorney-General if he will give by year the number of court actions for mortgage arrears or repossessions, by petty sessions division, since 1987.
§ The Attorney-GeneralMortgage possession actions are a civil matter and as such come within the jurisdiction of the Chancery Division of the High Court and the county courts in England and Wales which are divided into six circuits.
The number of mortgage possession actions issued in the county courts since 1987 were:
1987 1988 1989 1990 Midland and Oxford 18,123 13,965 17,075 28,651 North Eastern 11,248 10,866 10,656 13,331 Northern 12,276 11,547 10,771 13,818 South Eastern (London) 5,487 5,673 9,849 19,963 South Eastern (Provinces) 17,854 17,080 26,135 42,684 Wales and Chester 6,443 6,080 6,189 9,477 Western 7,749 7,444 10,743 17,554 Total 79,180 72,655 91,418 145,478 The number of writs for mortgage possession issued in the Chancery Division of the High Court since 1987 were:
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1987 1988 1989 1990 1,203 1,206 1,981 2,818
§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Attorney-General if he will give by year the number of court actions for mortgage arrears or repossessions in the Mansfield court area since 1987.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe number of mortgage possession actions issued in Mansfield county court since 1987 were:
Number 1987 518 1988 411 1989 445 1990 664