HC Deb 28 January 1992 vol 202 cc522-3W
Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) repair grants and (b) improvement grants have been made available by the Housing Executive in the last five years; and what has been the cost of the provision of these grants.

Mr. Needham

This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive whose chief executive has advised me that the information is as follows:

Improvement Grants Repair Grants
Year Number Cost £ million Number Cost £ million
1990–91 2,699 21.3 3,894 9.4
1989–90 2,906 22.6 4,439 10.7
1988–89 3,539 23.6 6,267 12.2
1987–88 3,973 29.4 5,001 15.3
1986–87 4,868 34.8 10,622 21.1
Rehabilitation Starts 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–921 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Dwellings (Self-Contained) 75 118 279 101 130 100 110 120
Hostel Bedspaces (Shared) 106 272 103 83 70 50 50 60
1 Figures for 1991–92 are estimated.

Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Housing Executive dwellings have been improved in each of the last five years; and what are the projected figures for the next three years.

Mr. Needham

This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive whose chief executive has advised me that the number of its dwellings improved in each of the last five years was as follows:

Number
1986–87 19,560
1987–88 37,036
1988–89 29,545
1989–90 13,095
1990–91 10,895

The executive expects to improve 9,450 dwelling in the current year but it has not yet proposed how its resources should be allocated for the next three years.