§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make it his policy to impose restrictions on the current powers granted to bailiffs to sell off stock cheaply in order to meet debts.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor is presently reviewing the organisation and management of those empowered to remove and sell goods to meet the payment of debts. A consultation paper was issued on 4 August 1992, which canvassed, inter alia, whether changes are necessary to the law governing the sale of goods seized in payment of debt. Following the consultation, officials are preparing advice on the subject for the Lord Chancellor to consider.