HC Deb 27 July 1981 vol 9 cc363-4W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate the amount of damage caused by vandalism to public housing in each housing region in Northern Ireland in each of the past two years.

Mr. David Mitchell

This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, but I understand from the chairman that it is not possible to provide a reliable estimate of the amount of damage caused by vandalism since not all such damage is reported and some reported damage is not made good—for example, damage to trees.

In the last two years expenditure on repair of damage known to have been caused by vandalism was as follows:

1979–80

£

1980–81

£

Belfast Region 42,124 77,326
South-East Region 16,802 32,400
South Region 55,655 43,309
North-East Region 56,659 62,888

1979–80

£

1980–81

£

North-West Region 13,828 11,243
West Region 4,247 3,300
189,315 230,466

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