HC Deb 27 March 1985 vol 76 c231W
Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total cost of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive's activities in the current and the last financial year; and what figures in respect of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive are available to indicate (a) the dwelling stock, (b) the collectable rent which should have been received from tenants, (c) expenditure on repairs and maintenance of stock, (d) expenditure on new buildings, (e) expenditure on rehabilitation of stock, (g) expenditure on salaries and administration, (h) expenditure on grants to the private sector, (i) expenditure incurred on interest charges and (j) grant received from the Department of the Environment.

Mr. Chris Patten

The available information is as follows:

Total cost of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive's activities 1983/84 £446.6M, 1984/85 £522.3M (estimated).
£ million (estimated)
(a) Effective dwelling stock 175014 (at December 1984)
(b) Gross collectable rent (dwellings and garages) 131.3
(c) Expenditure on housing and grounds maintenance 49.1
(d) Expenditure on new housebuilding 89.7
(e) Expenditure on improvement of the existing stock 67.8
(f) Expenditure on supervision and management 33.4
(g) Expenditure on House Renovation Grants 58.5
(h) Expenditure on Loan Charges 157.2
(i) Grant from the Department of the Environment 169.2