§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications have been received for each type of housing grant in each month of the current year.
§ Mr. AtkinsThis is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and the chairman has advised me that the information is not available in the form requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, he has also informed me that the total numbers of applications received in January and February were 1,516 and 2,108 respectively. Since when the scheme has been temporarily shut down, with the exception of a limited range of grants for the disabled, applications for which have been accepted from 14 May.