To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many mortgage repossession orders there were in each court district in each of the months of (a) January, February and March 1997, (b) January, February and March 1998, (c) May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December 1998 and (d) January 1999. [76118]
[holding answer 15 March 1999]: Figures in relation to repossession of property by mortgage lenders have been collected by the courts since a revised system of collecting Civil Judicial Statistics was instituted on 1 January 1994. The figures for the number of mortgage repossession orders in each Court District in each of the months of (a) January, February and March 1997, (b) January, February and March 1998, (c) May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December 1998 and (d) January 1999 are shown in the tables.
| Court | 1 January 1997 | 1 February 1997 | 1 March 1997 |
| Aberdeen | 29 | 13 | 20 |
| Airdrie | 17 | 18 | 14 |
| Alloa | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Arbroath | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Ayr | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Banff | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Campbeltown | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cupar | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Ding wall | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dornoch | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumbarton | 13 | 6 | 13 |
| Dumfries | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Dundee | 16 | 9 | 13 |
| Dunfermline | 21 | 18 | 12 |
| Dunoon | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Duns | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Edinburgh | 29 | 41 | 42 |
| Elgin | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Falkirk | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Forfar | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Fort William | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glasgow | 56 | 70 | 58 |
| Greenock | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Haddington | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| Hamilton | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Inverness | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Jedburgh | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Kilmarnock | 17 | 21 | 17 |
| Kirkcaldy | 15 | 22 | 10 |
| Kirkcudbright | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Kirkwall | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lanark | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Lerwick | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linlithgow | 15 | 17 | 0 |
| Lochmaddy | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oban | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Paisley | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Peebles | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perth | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| Peterhead | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Portree | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rothesay | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Selkirk | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Stirling | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Stonehaven | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Stornoway | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stranraer | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Tain | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wick | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Total | 348 | 348 | 316 |
| Court | 1 January 1998 | 1 February 1998 | 1 March 1998 |
| Aberdeen | 16 | 19 | 21 |
| Airdrie | 22 | 11 | 17 |
| Alloa | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Arbroath | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Ayr | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| Banff | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Campbeltown | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cupar | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Dingwall | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dornoch | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumbarton | 17 | 21 | 15 |
| Dumfries | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Dundee | 5 | 17 | 10 |
Court
| 1 January 1998
| 1 February 1998
| 1 March 1998
|
| Dunfermline | 19 | 14 | 12 |
| Dunoon | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Duns | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Edinburgh | 34 | 55 | 53 |
| Elgin | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Falkirk | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| Forfar | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Fort William | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glasgow | 52 | 86 | 70 |
| Greenock | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Haddington | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Inverness | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| Jedburgh | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Kilmarnock | 24 | 14 | 28 |
| Kirkcaldy | 7 | 22 | 12 |
| Kirkcudbright | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirkwall | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanark | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Court
| 1 May 1998
| 1 June 1998
| 1 July 1998
| 1 August 1998
| 1 September 1998
| 1 October 1998
| 1 November 1998
| 1 December 1998
|
| Aberdeen | 8 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 14 |
| Airdrie | 18 | 16 | 42 | 18 | 29 | 19 | 27 | 22 |
| Alloa | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Arbroath | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Ayr | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| Banff | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Campbeltown | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cupar | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Dingwall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Dornoch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumbarton | 22 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
| Dumfries | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Dundee | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 5 |
| Dunfermline | 14 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 16 |
| Dunoon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Duns | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Edinburgh | 64 | 56 | 54 | 61 | 54 | 41 | 25 | 35 |
| Elgin | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Falkirk | 13 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 7 |
| Forfar | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Fort William | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Glasgow | 77 | 94 | 109 | 92 | 98 | 86 | 89 | 135 |
| Greenock | 0 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Haddington | 8 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 10 |
| Inverness | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Jedburgh | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Kilmarnock | 20 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 21 |
| Kirkcaldy | 15 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 13 |
| Kirkcudbright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kirkwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanark | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 7 |
| Lerwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Linlithgow | 13 | 25 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 29 | 16 |
| Lochmaddy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oban | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Paisley | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peebles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perth | 3 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Peterhead | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Portree | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rothesay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Selkirk | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Stirling | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Stonehaven | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Stornoway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stranraer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Total | 423 | 399 | 499 | 437 | 468 | 393 | 454 | 419 |
Court
| 1 January 1998
| 1 February 1998
| 1 March 1998
|
| Lerwick | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Linlithgow | 15 | 23 | 11 |
| Lochmaddy | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oban | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paisley | 29 | 41 | 31 |
| Peebles | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perth | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Peterhead | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Portree | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rothesay | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Selkirk | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Stirling | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Stonehaven | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Stornoway | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Stranraer | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tain | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wick | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Total | 340 | 441 | 396 |
Court
| 1 January 1999
|
| Aberdeen | 13 |
| Airdrie | 26 |
| Alloa | 6 |
| Arbroath | 7 |
| Ayr | 3 |
| Banff | 2 |
| Campbeltown | 2 |
| Cupar | 3 |
| Dingwall | 6 |
| Dornoch | 1 |
| Dumbarton | 15 |
| Dumfries | 3 |
| Dundee | 13 |
| Dunfermline | 15 |
| Dunoon | 4 |
| Duns | 0 |
| Edinburgh | 41 |
| Elgin | 4 |
| Falkirk | 6 |
| Forfar | 2 |
| Fort William | 1 |
| Glasgow | 80 |
| Greenock | 3 |
| Haddington | 2 |
| Hamilton | 6 |
| Jedburgh | 1 |
| Kilmarnock | 30 |
| Kirkcaldy | 12 |
| Kirkcudbright | 1 |
| Kirkwall | 0 |
| Lanark | 5 |
| Lerwick | 1 |
| Linlithgow | 11 |
| Lochmaddy | 1 |
September 1997
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No. | %
| No. | %
| No. | %
| No. | %
| No. | %
| No. | %
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| Aberdeen City | 227 | 10.5 | 446 | 21.4 | 570 | 29.2 | 225 | 10.9 | 287 | 14.3 | 163 | 8 | |
| Aberdeenshire | 126 | 5.6 | 160 | 9 | 315 | 16.2 | 191 | 9 | 410 | 22.6 | 349 | 18.6 | |
| Angus | 124 | 11.7 | 193 | 19.8 | 31 | 3.1 | 158 | 15.5 | 254 | 26 | 220 | 21.8 | |
| Argyll and Bute | 62 | 8.8 | 127 | 22.2 | 255 | 45.9 | 31 | 4.7 | 131 | 24.5 | 160 | 23 | |
| Clackmannanshire | 33 | 4.9 | 64 | 11.3 | 64 | 13.1 | 65 | 11.6 | 94 | 15.1 | 64 | 11.3 | |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 322 | 29.8 | 227 | 25.6 | 420 | 38.9 | 95 | 8.8 | 223 | 23.6 | 160 | 16.4 | |
| Dundee City | 568 | 33.8 | 561 | 34.6 | 580 | 38.3 | 351 | 24.2 | 369 | 24.9 | 362 | 22.8 | |
| East Ayrshire | 162 | 11.4 | 189 | 13.9 | 349 | 26 | 221 | 16.3 | 189 | 14.7 | 126 | 9.2 | |
| East Dunbartonshire | 288 | 20.5 | 478 | 35.9 | 452 | 33.5 | 318 | 23.4 | 285 | 22.3 | 671 | 51.1 | |
| East Lothian | 127 | 12.4 | 192 | 18.5 | 192 | 20.3 | 159 | 16 | 256 | 29 | 191 | 19.1 | |
| East Renfrewshire | 361 | 30.3 | 655 | 57.4 | 446 | 41.9 | 432 | 35.9 | 553 | 50.4 | 483 | 40.2 | |
| Edinburgh, City of | 1,195 | 27.9 | 1,694 | 40.9 | 1,681 | 42.1 | 1,166 | 28.3 | 1,246 | 31.6 | 1,536 | 38.4 | |
| Eilean Siar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Falkirk | 450 | 28.1 | 673 | 45.3 | 646 | 42.6 | 293 | 19.5 | 415 | 29.7 | 611 | 41.3 | |
| Fife | 155 | 4.3 | 318 | 10.4 | 758 | 23 | 94 | 2.7 | 124 | 4 | 345 | 10.5 | |
| Glasgow City | 1,327 | 20.4 | 1,217 | 20.4 | 1,484 | 26.3 | 1,486 | 24.9 | 1,315 | 24 | 1,284 | 22.4 | |
| Highland | 201 | 12.1 | 190 | 12.3 | 284 | 18.5 | 95 | 5.8 | 96 | 7 | 96 | 6.4 | |
| Inverclyde | 159 | 15.2 | 193 | 19 | 258 | 25.1 | 129 | 13.4 | 128 | 12.8 | 190 | 20.1 | |
| Midlothian | 160 | 16.7 | 98 | 11.1 | 351 | 37.6 | — | — | 126 | 15.1 | 126 | 14 | |
| Moray | 94 | 9.4 | 161 | 18.1 | 285 | 37 | — | — | 62 | 6.8 | 124 | 13.6 | |
| North Ayrshire | 258 | 16.2 | 345 | 21.8 | 383 | 24.7 | 163 | 10.6 | 320 | 22.1 | 348 | 22.7 | |
| North Lanarkshire | 589 | 16.1 | 706 | 21.1 | 1,035 | 32.2 | 424 | 11.6 | 419 | 13.2 | 750 | 22.7 | |
| Orkney Islands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Perth and Kinross | 378 | 32 | 196 | 18.7 | 348 | 29.8 | 226 | 18.3 | 318 | 27 | 382 | 31.9 | |
| Renfrewshire | 878 | 40.7 | 461 | 24.8 | 685 | 32.5 | 549 | 27.2 | 682 | 34.1 | 653 | 34.2 | |
| Scottish Borders | 158 | 18.2 | 129 | 15.6 | 157 | 19.4 | 71 | 8.4 | 32 | 4.2 | 191 | 24.1 | |
| Shetland Islands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| South Ayrshire | 255 | 22.1 | 260 | 22.8 | 516 | 48.4 | 478 | 39.6 | 286 | 26.3 | 287 | 25.8 | |
| South Lanarkshire | 352 | 10.5 | 414 | 14 | 799 | 27.6 | 418 | 12.1 | 318 | 11 | 602 | 21 | |
| Stirling | 63 | 7.6 | 125 | 17 | 189 | 25.9 | 96 | 13.5 | 155 | 20.6 | 254 | 30.6 | |
| West Dunbartonshire | 187 | 16.8 | 320 | 31.4 | 159 | 17 | 96 | 9 | 158 | 16.5 | 384 | 38.1 | |
| West Lothian | 516 | 26.5 | 709 | 38.2 | 773 | 43.8 | 777 | 41.6 | 613 | 34.5 | 613 | 34.3 | |
court
| 1 January 1999
|
| Oban | 1 |
| Paisley | 0 |
| Peebles | 0 |
| Perth | 6 |
| Peterhead | 4 |
| Portree | 1 |
| Rothesay | 1 |
| Selkirk | 4 |
| Stonehaven | 1 |
| Stornoway | 2 |
| Stranraer | 3 |
| Tain | 0 |
| Wick | 0 |
| Grand Total | 356 |
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.