§ 33. Mr. Doigasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will seek powers to extend the improvement grants scheme to cover replacement of lead water pipes to reduce the risk of lead poisoning.
§ Mr. MillanThe replacement of existing lead piping can be grant aided where the work is incidental to some other improvement or needed, in the opinion of the local authority paying the improvement grant, for the purpose of making that other improvement fully effective.
SCOTLAND STOCK OF DWELLINGS BY TENURE Thousands Rented from Public Authorities Owner-Occupied Rented from Private Owners Other Tenures All Tenures Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent December 1961 695 42.4 434 26.5 376† 22.9 133† 8.2 1,638 100 December 1971* 952 52.1 562 30.8 312 17.1 1,826 100 December 1973* 989 53.4 569 30.7 295 15.9 1,853 100 * The figures for 1971 and 1973 are provisional depending on adjustments in the light of an analysis of the 1971 Census † Private Rented and Other Tenures are available separately only for 1961