HC Deb 05 November 1996 vol 284 cc480-2W
Mr. Illsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list for each year since 1971 the number of(a) new houses built, (b) improvements made to the housing stock and (c) existing houses purchased by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. [2370]

Mr. Moss

The information is provided in the table. The data requested at part(c) are available only at disproportionate cost.

New build completions and improvements by Northern Ireland housing executive 1971 to 1995
New build completions Improvements
1971 1,710 305
1972 5,589 244
1973 5,808 296
1974 5,012 249
1975 5,022 152
1976 7,224 325
1977 6,724 746
1978 5,132 1,277
1979 2,952 1,207
1980 2,701 319
1981 2,342 4,791
1982 3,628 3,763
1983 3,874 1,439
1984 3,384 6,250
1985 3,160 3,860
1986 2,222 852
1987 1,805 2,484
1988 1,653 3,049
1989 1,577 2,943
1990 1,324 3,178
1991 961 2,656
1992 958 2,498
1993 888 2,823
1994 878 2,239
1995 1,362 2,464

Mr. Illsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the income and expenditure of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for each year of its existence expressed as an actual figure and as a percentage of the Northern Ireland budget. [2371]

Mr. Moss

The information is provided in the table. Although the Northern Ireland Housing Executive was formed in 1971, expenditure and income figures are available only from 1973–74.

Income and expenditure 1973–74 to 1995–96 Northern Ireland Housing Executive NIHE)
Capital expenditure Capital receipts Revenue expenditure Rental income Net capital and revenue expenditure
1984–85 174.2 48.6 308.6 131.6 302.6
1985–86 171.9 41.9 328 135.5 322.45
1986–87 151.3 34.1 341.2 141.6 316.8
1987–88 150.2 30.2 350.1 147.6 322.5
1988–89 151.3 36 358.8 160.3 313.8
1989–90 141.5 46.4 334.6 174.6 255.1
1990–91 124.5 42.3 347.9 189 241.1
1991–92 123.3 34.6 370.2 198.3 260.6
1992–93 122.3 36.7 369.3 213.1 241.8
1993–94 129.1 45 378.4 225.3 237.2
1994–95 132.9 55.6 393.6 235.7 235.2
1995–96 136.4 56.3 414.1 247.5 246.7

Public expenditure 1973–74 to 1995–96 Northern Ireland block
Expenditure
1973–74 803
1974–75 1,116
1975–76 1,414
1976–77 1,620
1977–78 1,808
1978–79 2,132
1979–80 2,446
1980–81 2,889
1981–82 3,215
1982–83 3,500
1983–84 3,816
1984–85 4,121
1985–86 4,275
1986–87 4,499
1987–88 4,828
1988–89 5,111
1989–90 5,395
1990–91 5,525
1991–92 6,018
1992–93 6,580
1993–94 7,085
1994–95 7,407
1995–96 7,823
NIHE net expenditure expressed as percentage of total NI public expenditure
Percentage
1973–74 9.6
1974–75 6.4
1975–76 7.2
1976–77 9
1977–78 8.5
1978–79 7.9
1979–80 8.4
1980–81 7.6
1981–82 6.4
1982–83 7.2
1983–84 6.9
1984–85 7.3
1985–86 7.5
1986–87 7
1987–88 6.7
1988–89 6.1
1989–90 4.7
1990–91 4.4
1991–92 4.3
1992–93 3.7
1993–94 3.3
1994–95 3.2
1995–96 3.2