§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many empty properties were owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive at the latest late for which figures are available; if he will give a breakdown of those figures by Northern Ireland Housing Executive district; and if he will set out the figures for those properties which have been empty for more than three months in each district.
§ Mr. Chris Patten[pursuant to his reply, 11 July 1983, c. 277]: This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. I understand from the chairman that at 31 May 1983 the executive had 3,880 vacant properties outside redevelopment areas. The breakdown by executive district offices was:
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NIHE District Number of vacant properties Number vacant over 14 weeks Ballymena 148 74 Antrim 236 44 Newtownabbey 1 61 45 Newtownabbey 2 16 2 Carrickfergus 27 20 Lame 55 32 Ballycastle 3 1 Ballymoney 10 3 Belfast 1 18 16 Belfast 2 87 71 Belfast 3 59 57 Belfast 4 60 52 Belfast 5 644 586 Belfast 6 89 53 Belfast 7 252 105 Londonderry 1 58 45 Londonderry 2 49 17 Londonderry 3 7 0 Limavady 13 1
NIHE District Number of vacant properties Number vacant over 14 weeks Coleraine 80 28 Magherafelt 6 1 Strabane 7 2 Banbridge 49 24 Newry 1 135 100 Newry 2 31 6 Kilkeel 1 1 Armagh 26 19 Craigavon 1,218 1,108 Lurgan 49 22 Portadown 99 99 Bangor 17 5 Newtownards 1 9 1 Newtownards 2 16 6 Dundonald 11 5 Newtownbrada 9 6 Lisburn 46 11 Dunmurry 18 11 Poleglass 2 0 Downpatrick 14 3 Omagh 38 34 Cookstown 17 1 Dungannon 62 53 Enniskillen 28 11 Total 3,880 2,781