§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many warrants of possession were issued in respect of residential properties in(a) Great Britain and (b) each county court, in each year since 1990 to date. [127206]
§ Jane KennedyThe Lord Chancellor's Department is responsible for the courts in England and Wales. The number of warrants of possession issued on residential properties in each year since 1990 is as follows:
Year Number of warrants issued 1990 106,980 1991 133,101 1992 124,209 1993 124,271 1994 115,577 1995 117,301 1996 111,473 1997 115,646 1998 129,961 1999 136,718 A table, setting out, for each county court, the number of warrants of possession issued on residential properties in each year since 1990, will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.