§ Mr. Peter RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new houses have been built by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in each of the last five years; and what are the projected new start figures for the next three years.
§ Mr. NeedhamThis is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive whose chief executive has advised me that it has started the following numbers of new dwellings in the last five years.
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Year Number 1986–87 1,675 1987–88 1,632 1988–89 1,554 1989–90 1,404 1990–91 1,007 The executive expects to start building 800 new dwellings in the current year but it has not yet proposed how its resources should be allocated for the next three years. Consequently, it is not possible to provide projected figures.
§ Mr. Peter RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new starts have been made by housing associations in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what are the projected figures for each of the next three years.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe position for registered housing associations is as follows:
New Starts Year Dwellings (Self-contained) Hostel Bedspaces (Shared) 1987–88 692 285 1988–89 378 236 1989–90 623 41 1990–91 733 259 11991–92 610 290 1992–93 600 250 1993–94 660 280 1994–95 720 300 1 Figures for 1991–92 are estimated.