Written question asked by Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 22 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 November 2005. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Monday, 28 November 2005 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Housing

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many houses in the public sector in Northern Ireland are deemed inadequate by district housing offices due to poor heating and insulation.

Answer: While 97 per cent. of public sector housing has some form of central heating and insulation, not all meet the decent homes thermal comfort criterion, because of its high specification compared to the former fitness standard. It is therefore estimated that some 33,680 houses in the public sector are deemed inadequate due to the standard of heating and insulation. However, the Department's objective is to ensure that the decent homes standard will be met by all public sector housing by 31 December 2010.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 440 c226W;440 c226W; 32096
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Insulation Heating Northern Ireland Standards Social rented housing
Contains statistics: Yes
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