HC Deb 05 November 1998 vol 318 c659W
Mr. Kidney

To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the numbers of possession actions(a) commenced and (b) concluded by the making of a possession order for (i) mortgagee actions and (ii) landlord actions in England for the last three years. [57487]

Mr. Hoon

The information is as follows:

1995 Mortgage possessions Landlord possessions
actions started 84,170 104,408
suspended orders 44,723 58,652
final orders 30,535 26,487
1996
actions started 79,791 111,804
suspended orders 43,434 63,030
final orders 27,777 24,842
1997
actions started 67,073 130,163
suspended orders 34,632 73,164
final orders 22,524 26,612