HC Deb 09 January 2002 vol 377 c883W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what figures he has collated on how many people have been(a) legally and (b) illegally evicted by private landlords in each of the last 10 years. [25034]

Mr. Wills

Information concerning the number of evictions by private landlords, either legally or illegally, is not collected and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. For information purposes, figures concerning the number of possession orders granted by the courts to private landlords during the last 10 years are provided in the table. It should be noted however, that these orders would not necessarily have resulted in an actual eviction.

Possession orders granted to private landlords1
Suspended Immediate
2000 5,116 8,265
1999 6,381 8,568
1998 8,753 8,586
1997 8,881 8,495
1996 8,296 8,970
1995 6,785 8,833
1994 5,553 8,258
1993 4,048 7,562
1992 4,094 9,739
1991 5,074 10,361
1 Does not necessarily result in an eviction