§ Mr. MaginnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many private sector new-build planning permissions have been(a) approved and (b) refused in each year since 1986 in rural areas within (i) Dungannon and (ii) Fermanagh district council area.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information requested is as follows:
Approved Refused Dungannon Fermanagh Dungannon Fermanagh 1985–86 137 235 22 11 1986–87 177 235 29 32 1987–88 165 230 30 37 1988–89 167 224 28 28 1989–90 145 215 25 33 1990–91 131 219 41 38
§ Mr. MaginnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the(a) percentage and (b) number of unfit houses in private ownership in the rural areas of (i) Dungannon and (ii) Fermanagh district council areas according to Northern Ireland Housing Executive statistics.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe chief executive of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive has advised me that the information requested is not available separately for the Dungannon and Fermanagh district council areas. However the executive's 1987 house condition survey indicated that, taking these two areas together, some 27 per cent. —4,340—privately owned dwellings were unfit.