§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many tenants of houses administered by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive were more than one month in arrears with rent payments at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. ChannonAs my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State said in reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Belfast, North (Mr. Stratton Mills) on 9th May, this information cannot be obtained without disproportionate effort.
§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what steps he is taking to reduce the debt owing to 443W the Northern Ireland Housing Executive due to the rent strike;
(2) what action he proposes to take against those who owe more than six months rent and rates for public authority dwellings.
§ Mr. ChannonI would refer my hon. Friend to the replies given to Questions from my hon. Friend the Member for Belfast, South (Mr. Pounder) on 18th May, and the hon. Member for Belfast, North (Mr. Stratton Mills) on 11th May.—[Vol. 837, c. 196; Vol. 836, c. 429.]
§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what amount of rates for the financial year ended April, 1972, is still unpaid; and what was the corresponding amount in May, 1971, for the year ended April, 1971.
§ Mr. ChannonI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Belfast, North (Mr. Stratton Mills) on 9th May.—[Vol. 836, c. 351.]
§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of the 22,000 tenants of public dwellings withholding rent and rates are not subject to any redirection of social security benefits and are therefore in debt to the Exchequer for the total amounts so far withheld.
Mr. ChansonAs at 3rd May, 1972, about 3,400 tenants of public authority dwellings were withholding rent and rates but not currently claiming social security benefits.