§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many homes have been repossessed in the west midlands since 1992. [30159]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe questions concerns a specific operational matter on which the chief executive of the Court Service is best placed to provide an answer. I have accordingly asked the chief executive to reply direct.
Letter from Michael Huebner to Mr. Jim Cunningham, dated 20 May 1996:
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, has asked me to reply to your Question about the number of repossessed houses in the West Midlands since 1992.The figures for the numbers of repossession orders made in the county courts in the West Midlands since 1992 are:
- 1992: 5,235
- 1993: 3,358
- 1994: 2,600
- 1995: 2,365
- 1996: 770 (first quarter).
However, not all repossession orders result in actual repossession of the property. The figure for the numbers of actual repossessions is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.