HC Deb 21 June 1994 vol 245 c112W
Sir Anthony Durant

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the amount of each increase in the small claims court limit and the date on which it came into effect for each year since 1973.

Mr. John M. Taylor

I list the small claims limits in the county courts since 1973 and the dates they came into effect:

Date Limit £
October 1973 75
October 1974 100
July 1978 200
October 1981 500
July 1991 1,000

Sir Anthony Durant

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the average sum awarded by small claims courts for each year since 1985.

Mr. John M. Taylor

This information is not routinely gathered by my Department.

Mr. Peter Atkinson

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many cases in each year since 1991 have been referred out of the small claims court procedure to the county courts under the safeguards contained in order 19, rule 3 of the county court rules.

Mr. John M. Taylor

This information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.