§ Mr. Gregory CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Housing Executive single homes in Northern Ireland have been adapted for disability use in each of the last five years. [165735]
§ Mr. SpellarThe Housing Executive carries out both major and minor adaptations for its tenants. Information relating to dwellings occupied by single persons, which have been adapted for disability use, is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However the following tables show the numbers of completed adaptations in individual properties for each of the five years from 1998–99 to 2002–03 and the year 2003–04, to the end of February 2004.
Major works Minor works 1998–99 2,006 8,243 1999–2000 2,297 8,060 2000–01 2,548 6,855 2001–02 3,981 8,543 2002–03 4,053 8,049 2003–04 3,174 7,527