HC Deb 13 December 1974 vol 883 cc280-1W
Rev. Ian Paisley

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many dwellings now owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in North Antrim have no electricity supply; and how many of these dwellings were handed over in this condition by the Carrickfergus Borough Council, the Ballymena Borough Council, the Bally-money Urban Council, the Ballycastle Urban Council, the Portrush Urban Council, the Larne Borough Council, the Ballymoney Rural Council, the Ballycastle Rural Council and the Ballymena Rural Council, respectively;

(2)how many dwellings now owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Execu tive in North Antrim have no piped water supply; and how many of these dwellings were handed over in this condition by Carrickfergus Borough Council, Bally mena Borough Council, Ballymoney Urban Council, Ballycastle Urban Coun cil, Portrush Urban Council, Larne Borough Council, Ballymoney Rural Council, Ballycastle Rural Council and Ballymena Rural Council, respectively;

(3)how many dwellings owned by the Housing Executive in North Antrim have no inside flush toilets; and how many of these dwellings were handed over in this condition by Ballymena Borough Coun cil, Larne Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council, Ballymoney Urban Council, Ballycastle Urban Council, Port rush Urban Council, Ballymoney Rural Council, Ballymena Rural Council and Ballycastle Rural Council, respectively;

(4) how many dwellings owned by the Housing Executive in North Antrim have no flush toilets; and how many of these dwellings were handed over in this condition by the Ballymena Borough Council, Larne Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council, Portrush Urban Council, Ballymoney Urban Council, Ballycastle Urban Council, Ballycastle Rural Council, Ballymoney Rural Council and Ballymena Rural Council, respectively;

(5) how many dwellings owned by the Housing Executive in North Antrim have no bathrooms; and how many of these

District council area Electricity supply Pipped water supply(inside dwelling) Inside flush WC Flush WC Fixed bath in bathroom
Ballymena … … Nil 230 280 230 280
Ballymoney … … 90 430 790 430 790
Carrickfergus … … Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Larne … … 10 30 50 30 50
Moyle … … 20 160 210 160 210
Total … … 120 850 1,330 850 1,330

The recent Housing Condition Survey was carried out on the basis of the new district council areas, and information specifically relating to the parliamentary constituency of Antrim, North or to the former local authorities now merged in larger district council areas is not readily available.