§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many rural cottages are still to be improved in each council district in Northern Ireland; and of these how many in each area are not yet programmed.
§ Mr. GoodhartThis is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, but I understand that the position is as follows:
District Council Number of cottages still to be improved Number of cottages not yet programmed Antrim 10 3 Ards 283 274 Armagh 101 101 Ballymena 47 24 Ballymoney 352 318 Banbridge 100 21 Belfast 9 9 Carrickfergus — — Castlereagh 44 44 Craigavon 134 134 Coleraine 244 187 Cookstown — — Down 107 93 Dungannon 70 29 Fermanagh 12 12 Larne 13 13 Limavady 11 11 Lisburn 255 191 Londonderry 20 — Magherafelt 7 7 Moyle 74 74 Newry and Mourne 10 10 Newtownabbey 3 3 North Down 46 43 Omagh 6 6 Strabane 32 20 1,990 1,627