Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many dwellings were constructed in each of the past live years by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive; and how many architectural staff were employed by the Executive in each of those five years.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThis is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive but I am advised by the chief executive that the number of dwellings constructed and the number of architectural staff employed by the Housing Executive in each of the last five years is as follows:
Year Number of dwellings Number of architectural staff1 1983 4,044 174 1984 3,588 173 1985 3,233 169 1986 2,580 161 1987 1,764 160 1 Architectural work is also undertaken by consultants.