§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many tenants of Northern Ireland Housing Executive residential accommodation have been evicted in each of the last five years for non-payment of rent; and if he will give the figures by district office and region in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. AtkinsThis is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and I am advised by its chief executive that the number of tenants evicted in each of the last five years for non-payment of rent was as follows:
Region and District
1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 Belfast 2 — — 2 — 2 4 — — — — 1 6 — — 1 — — 7 — — 2 — 1 South-East Bangor — — 1 — — Castlereagh 2 — 1 — — — Lisburn 1 — — 1 1 — South Banbridge — — — — 1 Brownlow — — — — 1 Lurgan — — 1 — 2 North East Ballymena 1 1 1 1 1 Newtownabbey 1 — — 1 — Carrickfergus — — — — 2 Coleraine1 — 1 — — 1 West Cookstown — — — — 1 Totals 1 3 9 4 13 1 Coleraine district Was part of the Former North West region until 1 April 1991.