HC Deb 11 July 1991 vol 194 c477W
22. Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the level of home ownership in Northern Ireland since 1979.

Mr. Needham

The growth in home ownership in Northern Ireland since 1979 has been a noted success. In that year the total number of owner-occupied properties was 256,500 which represented 52 per cent. of the total housing stock. By the end of 1990 this figure had risen to 347,500 or 66 per cent.