§ Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how n- any privately-rented houses there are in Scotland with rateable value of over £50, rateable value of between £25 and £5C; and rateable value of under £25, respectively.
§ Mr. Gordon Campbell:Precise figures are not available, but I estimate that there may be about 30,000 privately rented houses in each of the three categories.