HC Deb 25 February 1992 vol 204 cc470-1W
Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list new housing associations in Northern Ireland registered since 31 December 1987; and how many habitations are provided by each of them.

Mr. Needham

The Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland has registered only one housing association since 31 December 1987. The Oaklee housing association, which was registered on 4 November 1991, does not currently provide any units of habitation, but it will take over the properties currently owned by the James Butcher and Nih housing associations when the merger of these two associations is completed on 6 April 1992. The combined stock will consist of 1,473 self-contained dwellings and 254 bed spaces in shared accommodation.

Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list details of grants and loans made to each unregistered housing association in Northern Ireland by the Housing Executive from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1991, and from 1 April 1991 to 31 December 1991;

(2) if he will list details of grants and loans made to each housing association in Northern Ireland by the Housing Executive from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1991, and from 1 April 1991 to 31 December 1991.

Mr. Needham

The chairman of the Housing Executive has advised me that grants to unregistered housing associations in Northern Ireland have been paid as follows:

1988–89 £ 1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ 11991 £
Glenall Housing Co-operative — — 3,750 7,500
Victoria Estates 405 405 405 405
1 1 April 1991 to 31 December 1991.

The Housing Executive has not made any loans to unregistered housing associations in the period since 1 April 1988.

No grants or loans have been made to registered housing associations in these periods. Government funding of registered housing associations is channelled through the Department of Environment for Northern Ireland; such details as are available are set out in the answer which I gave the hon. Member for North Down (Mr. Kilfedder) on 22 October 1991—Official Report, columns 554–57.