§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish the indices of deprivation used by his Department; and if he will list the electoral wards of Northern Ireland in order of the degree of deprivation.
§ Sir John WheelerA general index of relative multiple deprivation was published in September 1994 by the Department of Finance and Personnel in a report entitled "Relative Deprivation in Northern Ireland", policy planning and research unit occasional paper no. 28, a copy of which is in the Library. The report lists the 26 district councils, 566 wards and 3,729 enumeration districts in Northern Ireland ranked in order of their degree of deprivation. Where appropriate, Departments may use this research to target programmes in accordance with their own needs and priorities.