Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are on the waiting list for homes in the boroughs of Ards and Castlereagh; how many homes were constructed by the Housing Executive in these two boroughs during each of the past five years; and how many new homes are planned by the Housing Executive in these two boroughs in each of the next five years.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThese are matters for the Housing Executive, but I am advised by the chairman that over 700 new homes are planned for Ards and Castlereagh in the next five years and that at 31 August 1989 the number of people on the waiting list in the boroughs of Ards and Castlereagh was 877 and 846 respectively.
The number of new dwellings started by the Housing Executive in the two boroughs in each of the past five years and the number planned in each of the next five years is shown in the table. Figures for individual years in the period 1991–94 are not available.
§ Mr. CopeThe information that is readily available is set out in the table:
disposal of the premises and the land are matters for consideration in the first instance by the South-Eastern education and library board.