To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties have been repossessed in each of the housing renewal areas in each month since 1 April 2007; and if she will make a statement. (242385)

There are two independent sources of data on actual numbers of mortgage possessions: The Council of Mortgage Lenders and the Financial Services Authority. However, information from both is available only for the United Kingdom as a whole and is available only quarterly.

The Department does not collect information on mortgage possessions although information for the United Kingdom as a whole is published by the Council of Mortgage lenders and the Financial Services Authority.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders data are available on their website at:

http://www.cml.org.uk/cml/filegrab/3AP4.xls?ref=2753

The Financial Services Authority data are available on their website at:

http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pages/Doing/Regulated/Returns/IRR/statistics/

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many home repossessions there were in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council area and (d) Cheadle constituency in (i) 2007 and (ii) to date in 2008. (242539)

There are two independent sources of data on actual numbers of mortgage possessions: The Council of Mortgage Lenders and the Financial Services Authority. However information from both are only available for the United Kingdom as a whole.

The Department does not collect information on mortgage possessions although information for the United Kingdom as a whole is published by the Council of Mortgage lenders and the Financial Services Authority.

The Council of Mortgage Lenders data are available on their website at:

http://www.cml.org.uk/cml/filegrab/3AP4.xls?ref=2753.

The Financial Services Authority data are available on their website at:

http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pages/Doing/Regulated/Returns/lRR/statistics/.