Whether it intends to bring forward legislation to abolish warrant sales in Scotland.

Warrant sales act as an ultimate sanction within a range of remedies available to the creditor for all types of debt. The system of warrant sales was reformed by the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987. These reforms removed the most resented and harsh aspects of the procedure. The results of a study into the effectiveness of the working of the procedures introduced by the 1987 Act, including those for poinding and warrant sale, has just been published. The Executive will give consideration to the study reports and, in particular, will consider whether any further legislation is desirable.