§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many acres of Northern Ireland Housing Executive derelict land there are in Belfast; and how much of this land is in (a) the north, (b) the south, (c) the east, and (d) west Belfast.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThis is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, but I understand from the chairman that it owns 22 acres of vacant land in Belfast which is not intended for private or public authority housing—nine acres in north Belfast (districts 4 and 6), 13 acres in west Belfast (districts 1, 3 and 5).