§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of attachment of earnings orders issued on employers in each year since 1997, broken down by reasons for the orders. [168156]
§ Mr. LeslieFigures relating to the number of attachment of earnings orders are provided in the table. Information relating to the breakdown by reasons for the orders is not available centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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Attachment of earnings orders Judgments Maintenance 1997 65,669 1,194 1998 43,440 876 1999 34,399 190 2000 35,545 156 2001 42,011 150 2002 39,855 141 2003 40,384 855