§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the latest estimate of the number of households in Northern Ireland; and, of these, how many have dependent children in them.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe Northern Ireland 1981 census of population shows that, as enumerated on 6 April 1981, there were 456,348 households in Northern Ireland. Of these, 209,842 had dependent children. These figures do not include households which, due to difficulties in the taking of the census, were not enumerated.