HC Deb 20 November 2003 vol 413 cc1154-5W
Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many house repossessions there have been in each region per quarter since 2000. [140174]

Mr. Leslie

Figures for the number of possession proceedings executed per quarter since 2000 are provided in the following tables.

2002 2003
Region Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 2002 total Qtr 1 Qtr 2
East Midlands 1,012 1,904 1,112 1,157 5,185 1,183 1,016
Eastern 956 1,379 1,070 1,028 4,433 2,158 831
London 4,608 4,172 4,798 5,549 19,127 4,750 4,579
Merseyside 396 390 362 394 1,542 794 736
North East 849 492 760 559 2,660 650 563
North West 1,355 1,145 1,624 1,673 5,797 1,133 1,182
South East 1,197 1,271 1,705 1,775 5,948 1,286 1,534
South West 602 875 1,039 925 3,441 832 859
Wales 508 1,498 678 755 3,439 935 502
West Midlands 1,771 1,532 1,495 1,225 6,023 1,110 1,903
Yorkshire and Humber 1,167 1,254 1,388 1,294 5,103 1,076 1,124
England and Wales 14,421 15,912 16,031 16,334 62,698 15,907 14,829