Social Rented Housing (Hansard, 4 February 2004)

§ Mr. Dodds
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new houses have been built in the social rented sector in North Belfast in each year since 1997; and what the cost was in each year. [152577]

§ Mr. Spellar
Details of houses started and associated total scheme costs are as follows.

Houses Cost (£ million)

1997–98 218 9.3

1998–99 210 11.9

1999–2000 325 23.8

2000–01 105 8.1

2001–02 200 16.0

2002–03 254 19.2

§ Mr. Dodds
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been spent on maintenance and repair of social rented housing in North Belfast in each year since 1997. [152578]

§ Mr. Spellar
Expenditure by NIHE and Housing Associations on the maintenance and repair of social rented housing in North Belfast, based on Housing Executive Districts 4 and 6, is as follows:

£000

Year Maintenance and repair

1997–98 12,710

1998–99 16,128

1999–2000 14,185

2000–01 13,575

2001–02 13,829

2002–03 13,886

	Houses	Cost (£ million)
1997–98	218	9.3
1998–99	210	11.9
1999–2000	325	23.8
2000–01	105	8.1
2001–02	200	16.0
2002–03	254	19.2

£000
Year	Maintenance and repair
1997–98	12,710
1998–99	16,128
1999–2000	14,185
2000–01	13,575
2001–02	13,829
2002–03	13,886