Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many schemes from the Housing Association have received project approval from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in the past 12 months; and how many schemes were submitted for approval in that same period. [54660]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThis is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive whose Chief Executive has advised as follows:
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive issued Scheme Approval for 26 schemes in the 12 month period July 1997 to July 1998.
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive received 25 applications from Housing Associations for Scheme Approval in the same period.