§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the level of take-up by each district council within Strathclyde Region 624W of funds available for mortgage loans during 1975–76 and 1976–77; and what application he has received for 1977–78.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownThe levels of take-up of allocations are as follows:
1975–76 Per cent. 1976–77 (at 31st December 1976) Per cent. Argyll and Bute 90 36 Bearsden and Milnagavie Nil 3 Clydebank 53 73 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 20 100 Cumnock and Doon Valley Nil 45 Cunninghame 22 61 Dumbarton 93 90 East Kilbride 100 58 Eastwood 88 100 Glasgow 68 66 Hamilton 100 100 Inverclyde 100 52 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 100 No allocation Kyle and Carrick 67 50 Lanark 44 57 Monklands 77 60 Motherwell 74 41 Renfrew 100 38 Strathkelvin 100 94 The allocations for 1977–78 have yet to be announced. They are, however, not made in response to applications from individual authorities.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what has been the Scottish Office's allocation of funds to local authorities for the financing of mortgage loans in each of the past five years; and what is the projected level of such funds for the next financial year;
(2) if he is satisfied with the level of take-up by local authorities of funds made available for the financing of mortgage loans; and what surpluses or deficits, if any, there have been in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownThe available information is as follows:
Year Allocation Expenditure £ £ 1972–73 … — 8,159,000 1973–74 … — 11,710,000 1974–75 … — 17,928,000 1975–76 … 15,250,00 14,703,000 1976–77 … 13,340,000 8,858,500* * As at 31st December 1976. Allocations for local authority lending for house purchase and improvement were introduced in 1975–76 and have been substantially taken up. The total 625W funds available for lending in 1977–78will be included in the forthcoming White Paper on Public Expenditure Part II.