HC Deb 21 February 1990 vol 167 cc776-7W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many dwellings or percentages of dwellings in Northern Ireland are at present (1) owned outright by the occupant, (2) have owners with a mortgage, (3) are rented from a private owner, (4) are rented from a public body and (5) other types of tenure; and what were the percentages five, 10 and 15 years ago.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

[holding answer 20 February 1990]: The information is not available in the form required. Details of housing stock by tenure are given in tables 2.2A and 2.2C of "Housing Statistics 88" published by the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland). Copies of this publication are available in the Library.

The figures are given in the table for 1988, 1983 and 1978.

Percentage of dwellings by tenure
1988 1983 1978
Owner Occupied 62 57 51
Rented from Northern Ireland Housing Executive 33 36 39
Rented from Registered Housing Association 1 1
Private rented and other 4 6 10

Figures available from the Northern Ireland continuous household survey published in the "Northern Ireland Annual Abstract of Statistics No. 7" which is available in the Library show 30 per cent. of dwellings were owned outright in 1987 compared with 32 per cent. in 1983.