§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when provision for home loss payments under the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 will be brought up to date for Northern Ireland; and if he will make it his policy to apply the legislation retrospectively to 16 November 1990 to ensure that Northern Ireland home owners are treated on an equal basis with those in England, Scotland and Wales.
§ Mr. AtkinsIt is proposed to make such provision in June 1992 and it is my intention to introduce an administrative scheme applying the new criteria retrospectively to 16 November 1990.