QUESTIONS TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Questions Tabled For Written Answer
On Monday 29 March 2010

1. Mr J Spratt (South Belfast):

To ask the Minister for Social Development why only 82 properties out of 538 in the Village redevelopment area of south Belfast were internally surveyed, given that the Housing Executive booklet 'Redevelopment General Advice and Guidance' states that 'we will carry out a full survey of all the properties in the area and if more than a third are unfit we will consider redevelopment'.

(AQW 5644/10)

2. Mr J Spratt (South Belfast):

To ask the Minister for Social Development if a full survey was carried out on the 82 properties surveyed in the Village redevelopment area of south Belfast; and how many were unfit for human habitation.

(AQW 5645/10)

3. Mr J Spratt (South Belfast):

To ask the Minister for Social Development if a full survey was carried out on the 204 properties in the Village improvement area of south Belfast; and how many were unfit for human habitation.

(AQW 5646/10)

4. Mr J Spratt (South Belfast):

To ask the Minister for Social Development to outline the criteria used to select properties in the Village Urban Renewal area of south Belfast for an internal survey.

(AQW 5647/10)

5. Mr J Spratt (South Belfast):

To ask the Minister for Social Development whether a condition report was carried out on all properties in the Village redevelopment area of south Belfast, prior to them being blocked up.

(AQW 5649/10)

6. Mr S Hamilton (Strangford):

To ask the Minister for Social Development how many people aged 65 and over are currently in receipt of (i) Attendance Allowance; and (ii) Pension Credit, broken down by religious background.

(AQW 5650/10)

7. Mr S Hamilton (Strangford):

To ask the Minister for Social Development how many people aged 65 and over are on the Housing Executive waiting list in each local government district, broken down by religious background.

(AQW 5655/10)

8. Mr J Craig (Lagan Valley):

To ask the Minister for Social Development to list the Housing Executive maintenance programmes scheduled for the (i) Lisburn office; and (ii) the Dairy Farm office, in the 2010/11 financial year.

(AQW 5657/10)

9. Mr J Craig (Lagan Valley):

To ask the Minister for Social Development how many applications were submitted for Community Care grants in the Lagan Valley constituency; and how many of these were successful, in each of the last two years.

(AQW 5658/10)

10. Ms M Anderson (Foyle):

To ask the Minister for Social Development what steps she has taken to persuade the Minister for Work and Pensions to have the Winter Fuel Payment extended to cancer sufferers in line with the Macmillan campaign.

(AQW 5667/10)