HC Deb 06 December 1995 vol 268 c227W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will introduce powers to prevent bailiffs from seizing assets in excess of 1000 per cent. of the original debt. [3467]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

A debtor aggrieved by irregularity in the execution of a warrant, which can include excessive seizure, has a right to sue for damages. Further regulation of bailiffs is being considered in the context of the review of the organisation and management of civil enforcement agents.