Repossessions (Hansard, 25 March 1999)

HC Deb 25 March 1999 vol 328 c398W 398W

§ Mr. Wallace
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many decrees were granted by Sheriff courts for the repossession of owner-occupied homes for each quarter of 1998. [78216]

§ Mr. McLeish
Figures in relation to repossession of owner occupied homes have been collected by the courts since a revised system of collecting Civil Judicial Statistics was instituted on 1 January 1994. The figures for decrees granted by the sheriff courts for each quarter of 1998 are as follows:

1^st Quarter: 1,158

2^nd Quarter: 1,155

3^rd Quarter: 1,373

4^th Quarter: 1,247.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.