§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the new rating offices in Northern Ireland; and what are the council areas and wards which they each cover.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information is as follows:
Rates Office District Council Areas Belfast Belfast, Castlereagh Newtownabbey' Newtownabbey Carrickfergus, Larne Ballymena Ballymena, Antrim Coleraine, Ballymoney, Coleraine Magherafelt, Moyle Londonderry, Londonderry Limavady Omagh Omagh, Strabane Cookstown, Cookstown Dungannon Enniskillen Fermanagh Craigavon Craigavon, Armagh Lisburn Lisburn, Banbridge Newry Newry and Mourne Bangor North Down, Ards Downpatrick Down
Total Applications Received Applications Proceeding Offers Made Offers Accepted Solicitors Instructed Contracts Signed Sales Completed Belfast District 2 532 515 500 230 230 206 157 Castlereagh Borough 2001 1949 1933 743 645 426 281 South East Region 7996 7693 6753 2431 1790 1040 653