§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of Housing Executive properties sold to tenants in each year since the introduction of the policy, by district.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 21 March 1989]: This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. I am advised by the chief executive that the number of properties sold each year in each Housing Executive district since the introduction of its voluntary house sales scheme in October 1979 are as follows:
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District 1 October 1979 lo March 1981 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 April 1988 to December 1988 Total Magherafelt 59 57 69 93 85 93 52 49 60 617 REGIONAL TOTAL 245 692 541 648 526 516 301 337 305 4,111 South region Armagh 69 248 314 186 174 125 104 85 49 1,354 Banbridge 28 147 110 103 88 56 51 56 41 680 Craigavon 29 146 63 132 310 56 28 20 42 826 Kilkeel 32 91 77 63 54 55 47 29 15 463 Lurgan 92 449 294 324 301 129 87 50 25 1,751 Newry 1 29 96 148 214 153 138 102 135 100 1,115 Newry 2 70 203 244 180 153 149 131 108 71 1,309 Portadown 34 239 190 194 149 88 50 29 26 999 REGIONAL TOTAL 383 1,619 1,440 1,396 1,382 796 600 512 369 8,497 South-East region Lisburn 3 Nil 10 30 51 25 19 16 18 6 175 Lisburn 1 15 190 181 170 176 155 81 70 49 1,087 Lisburn 2 1 194 179 140 127 97 52 48 54 892 Bangor 9 196 183 174 123 108 83 92 58 1,026 Castlereagh 1 27 273 164 190 148 94 73 56 33 1,058 Castlereagh 2 41 334 195 168 188 105 94 63 64 1,252 Downpatrick 34 234 236 195 215 136 117 110 77 1,354 Newtownards 1 56 248 174 153 155 131 119 104 53 1,193 Newtownards 2 52 87 109 99 85 80 73 71 50 706 REGIONAL TOTAL 235 1,766 1,451 1,340 1,242 925 708 632 444 8,743 West region Omagh 35 194 135 102 65 82 53 52 66 784 Dungannon 8 228 166 89 71 116 75 96 103 952 Enniskillen 15 157 156 120 93 94 81 78 110 904 Cookstown 12 79 67 80 63 62 44 46 50 503 REGIONAL TOTAL 70 658 524 391 292 354 253 272 329 3,143 1 Annual breakdown not available. These figures include some vacant properties to non-tenants in areas where housing need has been met.