HC Deb 27 November 1972 vol 847 cc52-3W
Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of those who have been given the removal grant have subsequently left the address to which they removed from Belfast; how many have returned to Belfast; and whether any of these returned to Republican areas in Belfast.

Mr. Peter Mills

Of 701 households given grants under the statutory scheme 36 did not remain in the area in which they had resettled. Seventeen households returned to the Belfast urban area to houses in the following districts:

Andrsontown 1
Ardoyn 3
Ballymurphy 1
Falls 1
Knock 1
Lisburn 1
Lower Newtownards Road 2
Newtownabbey 2
New Lodge Road 1
North Queen Street 1
Shankill 1
Springmartin 1
Woodstock Road 1

Under extra-statutory arrangements out of 422 households given grants, 46 did not remain in their new areas and of these 34 returned to the Belfast urban area to addresses in the following districts:

Andersontown 2
Ardoyne 5
Ballymurphy 2
Ballysillan 2
Cavehill 1
Cregagh 1
Falls 5
Glengormley 1
Lisburn Road 1
Lower Newtownards Road 3
New Barnsley 3
Ormeau Road 2
Rathcoole 1
Twinbrook 2
Woodvale 3

Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of those who have been given removal grants, have addresses in the Falls, Ardoyne, Ballymurphy, Anderstonstown and other Republican areas of Belfast; and how many have had addresses in the Shankill and Sandy Row areas of Belfast.

Mr. Peter Mills

The number of households who have been given removal grants to move from the districts named are as follows:

Falls 79
Ardoyne 111
Ballymurphy 20
Andersonstown 78
Shankill 44
Sandy Row 8

Households have removed from other main districts as follows:

Cromac Road 14
Dundonald 95
East Belfast 150
New Lodge Road 47
Newtownabbey 79
Old Lodge Road 14
Roden Street 10

Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have, since the date of inception of the scheme, been given removal grants up until the last convenient date; and what has been the total cost to the Exchequer.

Mr. Peter Mills

Up to 14th November, 1972, 1,123 households have received grants. The total cost to the Exchequer has been £135,000.