§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the current level of debt owing to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for mortgage arrears accumulated under the home loans scheme; and how this compares with the previous five years.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThis is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, which has supplied the following information:
Year Debt at end of financial year (£m) 1978–79 0.60 1979–80 0.90 1980–81 1.07 1981–82 1.13 1982–83 0.99 1983–84 0.69 Notes: Up to 1980–81 debt represents principal and interest outstanding for one month or more. From 1981–82 the level of arrears was adjusted by rescheduling the future payments of borrowers who were less than four months in arrears.
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the current level of mortgage and rent arrears owing to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive from loans given for the purchase of co-ownership properties; and how this compares with each of the last three years.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave him on 20 March 1984 at column443.