HL Deb 05 March 2001 vol 623 cc15-6WA
Baroness Maddock

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many warrants of possession were issued on residential properties in (a) Great Britain and (b) each county court in Britain, for each year since 1990 to date. [HL891]

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)

The total number of warrants of possession issued in England and Wales in each year since 1990 is set out in the table below. I have placed a copy of the table showing the number issued in each county court in the Library of the House.

Year Number
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