§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications have been made by tenants to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for self-help maintenance work.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThis is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, but I understand from the chairman that information in the form requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The chairman has informed me, however, that since the initiation of the self-help repair scheme the following applications have been approved and completed:
Approved Completed 1981–82 5,315 3,222 1982–83 11,107 8,205 *1983–84 9,138 6,312 * Up to October 1983.
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many maintenance requests were made to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in 1982–83; and how many of these requests were placed in category 3 maintenance schemes.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThis is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, but I understand from the chairman that 471,384 repair requests were made, and, of these, 34,214 were categorised as category 3 repairs.