§ Mr. Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland in how many Scottish local authority areas the waiting lists for home improvement grants have now been closed.
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1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 (Provisional) 1983–84 (Estimated) Health Board £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s Argyll and Clyde 62,096 73,588 89,162 103,542 112,230 118,471 Ayrshire and Arran 39,730 47,420 59,899 70,706 80,677 85,547 Borders 12,718 14,351 18,310 20,861 23,285 23,728 Dumfries and Galloway 20,337 24,606 31,506 35,389 39,044 40,632 Fife 39,460 46,658 58,020 66,995 73,563 78,639 Forth Valley 37,494 43,641 56,118 63,271 69,139 73,474 Grampian 70,098 82,615 107,588 118,773 129,664 135,935 Greater Glasgow 212,154 250,716 313,696 352,065 376,112 393,984 Highland 30,613 36,874 45,945 51,570 55,015 59,189 Lanarkshire 68,402 81,449 103,756 116,553 129,131 135,834 Lothian 129,804 152,360 189,902 221,789 236,875 248,359 Orkney 2,323 2,716 3,423 3,991 4,361 4,986 Shetland 2,580 3,461 4,142 4,748 5,338 5,818 Tayside 77,654 90,459 116,471 128,130 137,417 143,024 Western Isles 4,351 4,810 6,118 7,040 7,926 8,346 Footnote: These figures do not include expenditure on the main capital programme or on services which are funded directly by my Department.
§ Mr. YoungerIt is for each local authority to consider the operation of the house improvement and repairs grant scheme within its own area in the light of the relevant statutory requirements and the resources available to it. No central record is held of how authorities handle grant applications made to them.
§ Mr. Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on the number of houses in Tweeddale district aged 30 years or more awaiting consideration for inclusion in future home improvements programmes; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. YoungerSuch information is not held centrally.