HC Deb 04 March 1992 vol 205 cc193-4W
Mr. Peter Robilison

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were occupying Housing Executive properties without a tenancy agreement in each of the last five years.

Number of recorded meetings of the Northern Ireland Housing Council
1989 1990 1991
8 11 10
District council Members Attendance
Antrim S. Dunlop 2(4)
J. Allen 3(4) 10 10
Ards H. J. S. Gibson 1 (4)
D. S. Smyth 3(4) 8 8
Armagh J. Speers 7 9 9
Ballymena A. Spence 8 8 9
Ballymoney W. J. Logan 8 11 10
Banbridge S. Cowan 4(4)
J. Dobson 3(4) 5 6
Belfast S. Wilson 2 5 0
Carrickfergus S. J. Stewart 12(4) 9 9
Castlereagh W. Abraham 2(4) 3(6)

Mr. Needham

This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and I am advised by its chief executive that the number of Housing Executive properties occupied without a tenancy agreement at 31 March in the years 1988 to 1991 was as follows:

Number
1988 932
1989 838
1990 736
1991 592

The number of such properties at 31 December 1991 was 589.

Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many squatters have been evicted by the Housing Executive in each of the last five years.

Mr. Needham

This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and I am advised by its chief executive that one squatter was evicted by the Housing Executive during each of the following years: 1987–88, 1988–89 and 1989–90. No squatters were evicted during 1990–91, but two were evicted during 1991–92 (up to 31 December 1991).