HC Deb 31 July 1978 vol 955 cc50-7W
Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of council houses included in, and the estimated cost of, local authority improvement schemes in each authority in 1976–77 and 1977–78.

NUMBER OF COUNCIL HOUSES AND ESTIMATED COST OF LOCAL AUTHORITY IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES IN 1976–77
Region/District Authority Estimated cost (£) Number of houses
BORDERS
Berwickshire 379,900 109
Ettrick and Lauderdale 147,800 65
Roxburgh 549,500 134
Tweeddale 62,300 16
Total 1,139,500 324
CENTRAL
Clackmannan 1,053,700 276
Falkirk 1,305,300 238
Stirling 231,600 64
Total 2,590,600 578
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Annandale and Eskdale 242,400 58
Nithsdale 276,700 458
Stewartry 550,600 527
Wigtown 214,300 145
Total 1,284,000 1,188
FIFE
Dunfermline 7,172,800 2,660
Kirkcaldy 903,500 1,052
North East Fife 544,600 261
Total 8,620,900 3,973
GRAMPIAN
City of Aberdeen 2,897,400 3,064
Banff and Buchan 212,100 433
Gordon 592,300 160
Kincardine and Deeside 225,700 120
Moray 805,600 237
Total 4,733,100 4,014
HIGHLAND
Badenoch and Strathspey 21,500 17
Caithness 26,600 6
Inverness 592,500 192
Lochaber 178,400 283
Nairn 234,200 62
Ross and Cromarty 265,200 471
Skye and Lochalsh Nil Nil
Sutherland Nil Nil
Total 1,318,400 1,031
LOTHIAN
East Lothian 6,633,000 1,466
City of Edinburgh 5,522,900 3,263
Midlothian 1,907,700 504
West Lothian 723,600 1,371
Total 14,787,200 6,604
STRATHCLYDE
Argyll Nil Nil
Bearsden and Milngavie Nil Nil
Clydebank 1,496,700 527
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 129,800 277
Cumnock and Doon Valley 513,200 379
Cunninghame 1,871,800 630
Dumbarton 322,700 228
East Kilbride 238,300 48
Eastwood Nil Nil
City of Glasgow 13,562,900 5,873
Hamilton 2,827,600 10

Mr. Hugh D. Brown

The information is as follows:

Region/District Authority Estimated cost (£) Number of houses
Inverclyde 1,311,800 470
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 1,215,300 1,476
Kyle and Carrick 1,143,900 525
Lanark 194,300 1,035
Monklands 2,579,400 1,458
Motherwell 2,771,100 704
Renfrew 901,300 2,211
Strathkelvin 8,200 2
Total 31,114,300 16,898
TAYSIDE
Angus 730,500 226
City of Dundee 1,709,700 1,466
Perth and Kinross 619,100 1,012
Total 3,059,300 2,704
ORKNEY
Orkney Islands Area 375,900 88
SHETLAND
Shetland Islands Area Nil Nil
WESTERN ISLES
Western Isles Islands Area 278,500 111
Total 654,400 199
Grand Total 69,301,700 37,513

NUMBER OF COUNCIL HOUSES AND ESTIMATED COST OF LOCAL AUTHORITY IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES IN 1977–78
Region/District Authority Estimated cost (£) Number of houses
BORDERS
Berwickshire 157,100 40
Ettrick and Lauderdale 237,600 82
Roxburgh 497,500 108
Tweedale 57,700 31
Total 949,900 261
CENTRAL
Clackmannan 586,200 126
Falkirk 1,696,600 1,992
Stirling 4,502,300 1,897
Total 6,785,100 4,015
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Annandale and Eskdale 370,000 75
Nithsdale 622,200 56
Stewartry 490,900 84
Wigtown 169,300 146
Total 1,652,400 361
FIFE
Dunfermline 952,300 943
Kirkcaldy 1,595,700 2,007
North East Fife 318,300 644
Total 2,866,300 3,594
GRAMPIAN
City of Aberdeen 2,250,600 1,248
Banff and Buchan 353,800 631
Gordon 518,800 120
Kincardine and Deeside 77,300 28
Moray 345,000 163
Total 3,545,500 2,190

NUMBER OF COUNCIL HOUSES AND ESTIMATED COST OF LOCAL AUTHORITY IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES IN 1977–78
Region/District Authority Estimated cost (£) Number of houses
HIGHLAND
Badenoch and Strathspey 17,500 18
Caithness 283,800 146
Inverness 1,535,700 457
Lochaber 655,800 509
Nairn Nil Nil
Ross and Cromarty 3,700 18
Skye and Lochalsh 25,700 70
Sutherland 140,700 616
Total 2,662,900 1,834
LOTHIAN
East Lothian 1,198,700 1,154
City of Edinburgh 6,874,400 3,886
Midlothian 1,130,000 973
West Lothian 880,000 636
Total 10,083,100 6,649
STRATHCLYDE
Argyll 1,442,100 683
Bearsden and Milngavie Nil Nil
Clydebank 95,300 16
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 193,200 251
Cumnock and Doon Valley 383,000 326
Cunninghame 2,255,800 662
Dumbarton 190,400 30
East Kilbride 2,595,100 910
Eastwood Nil Nil
City of Glasgow 30,124,200 6,896
Hamilton 3,840,800 954
Inverclyde 2,314,100 944
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 2,908,400 1,180
Kyle and Carrick 386,000 574
Lanark 1,247,500 1,942
Monklands 6,630,100 1,261
Motherwell 3,943,400 1,621
Renfrew 4,868,000 5,163
Strathkelvin 1,522,800 760
Total 64,760,200 24,173
TAYSIDE
Angus 619,000 529
City of Dundee 4,452,400 2,786
Perth and Kinross 368,200 909
Total 5,439,600 4,224
ORKNEY
Orkney Islands Area Nil Nil
SHETLAND
Shetland Islands Area Nil Nil
WESTERN ISLES
Western Isles Islands Area 41,600 105
Total 41,600 105
Grand Total 98,786,600 47,406

Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses acquired by each authority were included in council house improvement schemes approved in 1977–78; and how many were estimated to be below the tolerable standard in each area.

Mr. Hugh D. Brown

The information is as follows:

Region District Number of houses Numbers estimated to be below the tolerable standard
Borders Ettrick and Lauderdale 2 Nil
Central Falkirk 224 224
Dumfries and Galloway Annandale and Eskdale 26 24
Nithsdale 15 15
Fife Dunfermline 22 22
Kirkcaldy 121 107
North East Fife 4 3
Grampian Aberdeen City 57 57
Banff and Buchan 1 1
Moray 7 7
Highland Ross and Cromarty 2 2
Skye and Lochalsh 12 12
Lothian East Lothian 30 30
Edinburgh City 117 56
Strathclyde Clydebank 9 5
Eastwood 16 16
Glasgow City 1,094 1,078
Inverclyde 6 6
Lanark 4 3
Monklands 25 11
Tayside Angus 18 18
Perth & Kinross 5 5
Orkney 7 7
Grand Total 1,824 1,709