§ Mr. Fatchettasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average amount of housing subsidy provided by the Government in Northern Ireland per public sector dwelling (a) including rebates and (b) excluding rebates for the last five years; what is the 255W average tax relief for owner-occupiers on mortgage interest and option mortgages for the last five years in Northern Ireland; and what is the average capital gains tax relief to owner-occupiers for the last five years in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Chris Patten[pursuant to his reply, 27 June 1984,c. 447–48]: The Northern Ireland Housing Executive is the sole public housing authority; the arrangements for financing the Executive include payment of an annual housing grant based on the difference between the executive's approved revenue expenditure and its revenue income, mainly from rents. The deficits arising in the executive's revenue account expressed as averages (to the nearest £5) per executive dwelling were as follows:
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 £ £ £ £ £ (a) including rent rebates 490 530 645 570 *575 (b) excluding rebates 470 500 590 495 *520 * Does not include payments of Housing Benefits to NTHE tenants and related administration costs from 21 November 1983 which were recouped separately by the Department of Health and Social Services (Northern Ireland). The average amounts of option mortgage subsidy paid to participants were as follows:
£ 1978 93 1979 188 1980 244 1981 227 1982 224 I understand from the Board of Inland Revenue that the average value of mortgage interest tax relief per mortgagor was as follows:
£ 1979–80 225 1980–81 325 1981–82 325 1982–83 375 1983–84 *425 * Includes tax relief on former option mortgages. The information requested on capital gains tax relief is not available.