§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many complaints he has received about the accuracy of the Land Registry in the last 12 months. [32049]
§ Mr. WillsDuring the calendar year 2001, the Land Registry received 368 complaints relating to errors and incorrect information being supplied.
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§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many staff from the Land Registry are employed outside London; and in which locations. [32574]
§ Mr. WillsCurrently there are 7,623 staff employed by the Land Registry outside central London. The breakdown by location is as follows:
Number Birkenhead 510 Coventry 302 Croydon 213 Durham 678 Gloucester 423 Harrow 257 Hull 291 Lytham 502 Leicester 286 Nottingham 633 Peterborough 402 Plymouth 757 Portsmouth 213 Stevenage 387 Swansea 618 Telford 330 Tunbridge Wells 275 Weymouth 389 York 157
§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what representations he has received on reform of the Land Registry. [32048]
§ Mr. WillsLast year, I received the report of the Quinquennial Review of the Land Registry's status and business operations. This report was published in June 2001 and is available on the Land Registry's website www.landreg.gov.uk.
Ministers have accepted the independent reviewer's recommendation that the Land Registry should continue to operate as a separate Government Department and executive agency with trading fund status.
On 12 December 2001, Official Report, column 915W, I announced that the Government had approved an interdepartmental programme of work in response to the report of the Quinquennial Review. Recommendations in the report which relate to the business processes of the Land Registry are being taken forward under the framework of a 10-year strategic business plan which, subject to ministerial approval, will be published in the spring.