Thanks guys.
I am going to swap the front pads over to the aftermarket set that I have
and see if there is a difference over a couple of hundred miles because I
think that I may have removed them prematurely (after only 4 days) and
need to give them a fair crack of the whip.

The handbrake is fine and holds on a hill no problem and doesn't cause any
change in direction or the car to skew if used when the car is moving, if
anything, the slowing power using just the handbrake feels better than I
would normaly have expected.
If you hit the foot brake when using the handbrake the brake performance
still feels as bad as before.

The MOT is due in May but it will pass an MOT brake test as the test is
all to do with maximum braking levels and the maximum braking level of the
car isn't an issue it is the low speed braking and the pedal pressure
required that is the problem (the pass level is set at around 50% efficent
in the UK for an MOT but I for one would not like to drive a car with 50%
efficent brakes!!).
I say the high speed braking is OK BUT, the car will stop in a very short
space from 60mph and above if you brake hard but there appears to be what
could only be described as a slight delay before the brakes start to bite
and I am sure this wasn't happening before (servo perhaps? any way to test
it? possible crimped brake pipe?).

I am not sure what type the "Honda" pads are so I will get the part
numbers and makers name from them when I remove them today and will post
the numbers here after I get them just in case they are the wrong ones
(will also post the aftermarket numbers as well).

One thing that could be a problem, the Civic 1.6 Vti Coupe's were
manufactured in the USA and I am wondering if the UK supplied pads are a
harder compound or are from a different supplier, not the one that
supplied the originals?

As yet I haven't checked the rear pads and rotors so I will do that today
(if possible) if it stops raining that is!!!

Many thanks for taking the time to reply

G