HC Deb 11 July 1984 vol 63 cc590-1W
Rev. Ian Paisley

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of public expenditure in Northern Ireland in each year since 1979 has been devoted to (a) the National Health Service and (b) education.

Mr. Chris Patten

Because of the integrated arrangements for the provision of health and personal social services in Northern Ireland it is not possible to separate expenditure on the National Health Service from that on the rest of the health and personal social services programme. The proportion of total public expenditure in Northern Ireland devoted to the respective programmes in the financial years 1979–80 to 1983–84 was as follows:

Rev. Ian Paisley

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many housing associations' houses are tenanted in Northern Ireland; and how many of these houses are owned by each housing association.

Mr. Chris Patten

There are 4,047 tenanted units of accommodation including houses owned by registered housing associations as follows:

Housing Association Units of accommodation
Abbeyfield 37
Ballymacarrett 9
Ballynafeigh 77
Baptist Union of Ireland
Belfast Improved Houses 501
Belfast Community 99
Ben Madigan 6
Botanic 44
Broadway
Church of Ireland 16
Clonard 36
Connswater 135

Housing Association Units of accommodation
Coral Crescent 26
Covenanter 24
Craigavon and District 60
Craigowen 24
Derry 168
Donacloney 70
Dungannon and District 57
Fold 688
Grove 194
Gosford 11
Habinteg 121
Hearth 23
James Butcher 425
Lartharna 7
Lisnargarvey 19
Malone 60
Masonic 90
McGarel 21
Newington 118
Nih 35
North Belfast Mission 8
OpenDoor 15
Presbyterian 182
Student Housing 73
St. Matthews 81
Tennent Street 58
Ulidia 43
Willowfield 28
Woodvale and Shankill 107
Royal British Legion 231
Triangle Women's 20
Total 4,047

October each year
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
North Eastern
Taking meals 44,261 41,475 28,931 30,127 30,287 30,569
As percentage attendance 61.0 57.6 40.6 42.7 43.7 44.7
Free meals 15,123 13,385 11,404 14,120 16,021 17,458
South Eastern
Taking meals 28,209 26,355 17,920 18,009 17,999 19,038
As percentage attendance 48.5 45.7 31.8 31.7 31.8 34.1
Free meals 7,249 6,369 5,276 6,676 8,034 8,968
Belfast
Taking meals 26,859 24,359 20,314 20,417 21,198 22,130
As percentage attendance 45.8 43.0 37.6 38.4 41.3 45.8
Free meals 14,028 11,914 11,408 12,678 14,472 15,800
Western
Taking meals 41,839 39,786 30,773 31,306 36,276 36,533
As percentage attendance 73.6 71.4 54.7 57.1 63.2 65.9
Free meals 19,701 18,233 16,374 18,173 20,668 22,807
Southern
Taking meals 48,609 46,742 34,304 36,439 37,370 38,259
As percentage attendance 71.3 69.1 51.1 54.1 55.8 57.7
Free meals 20,993 18,745 15,785 18,508 20,345 21,596
Voluntary grammar schools
Taking meals 24,551 24,293 18,643 18,073 18,087 17,876
As percentage attendance 61.0 59.7 45.3 43.9 43.6 41.7
Free meals 3,991 3,624 2,833 3,364 4,105 4,664

In the financial year 1982–83 the revenue obtaine from pupils who paid for school meals was:

£ million
North-Eastern board 1.3
South-Eastern board .9

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