§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what volume of work was undertaken in(a) Shrewsbury and (b) Telford county courts each year since 1990. [27934]
(a) Shrewsbury Year Summons Warrants issued Bankruptcy petitions High Court work Divorcepetitionsfiled MortgagePossessionActions Trials heard Arbitrations heard 1997 2,211 939 114 221 578 149 2 315 1996 2,296 1,061 112 276 661 181 17 367 1995 2,304 1,034 131 317 534 167 8 207 1994 2,604 1,445 192 406 639 177 8 181 1993 3,431 1,949 204 316 595 162 34 294 1992 4,243 2,504 215 444 633 271 41 244 1991 4,163 2,535 128 721 650 328 15 268 1990 3,996 2,131 90 762 750 301 19 128
(b) Telford Year Summons Warrants issued Bankruptcy petitions High Court work Divorcepetitionsfiled MortgagePossessionActions Trials heard Arbitrations heard 1997 5,116 2,069 0 0 800 278 196 409 1996 5,144 2,142 0 0 765 390 128 343 1995 5,378 2,407 0 0 799 435 141 265 1994 4,118 2,266 0 0 748 340 168 259 1993 4,167 3,180 0 0 752 490 193 263 1992 5,855 4,477 0 0 893 697 104 243 1991 6,400 4,565 0 0 833 781 114 226 1990 5,560 4,118 0 0 811 439 46 190 Note
Bankruptcy petitions include company winding up, creditor and debtor petitions.
§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what spare capacity there is in Telford County Court. [27933]
§ Mr. HoonTelford County Court has three court rooms that are used approximately 40 per cent. of the time only.