§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the local authorities which started to build (a) wheelchair housing and (b) mobility housing in 1980.
§ Mr. RifkindThis information is not collected in terms of houses started. The information given below relates to dwellings for which tenders were accepted during 1980.
(a) Local authorities accepting tenders for wheelchair housing
- Kirkcaldy
- City of Aberdeen
- City of Edinburgh
- Clydesdale
- Cumnock and Doon Valley
- Hamilton
- Inverclyde
- Monklands
- City of Dundee
- Western Isles
(b) Local authorities accepting tenders for ambulant disabled (mobility) housing.
- City of Edinburgh
- Cumnock and Doon Valley
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many units of (a) wheelchair housing and (b) mobility housing were started, respectively, by local authorities and new towns and by housing associations in each quarter of 1979 and 1980 and the first quarter of 1981; and if he will state in each case the percentage difference from the equivalent quarter of the preceding year.
§ Mr. RifkindThis information is not centrally available in terms of housing starts. Information relating to tenders accepted in each quarter is available from 1 April 1979 and is as follows:
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Tenders accepted 1979 1980 1981 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter a. Wheelchair housing Local authorities 38 21 41 49 26 7 6 11 New Towns — — — — — — — — Scottish Special Housing Association 18 5 19 4 38 — — — Other housing associations 9 4 6 7 — 42 4 4 b. Ambulant disabled (mobility) housing Local authorities — — 19 4 20 — — 2 New Towns — — — — — — — — Scottish Special Housing Association — — — — — — — — Other housing associations — — — 7 — — — —
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) improvement grants and (b) intermediate grants were made for the adaptation of houses occupied by disabled people in 1980.
§ Mr. RifkindI regret that this information is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses owned by housing authorities were adapted to meet the needs of disabled occupants in 1980.
§ Mr. RifkindThe provision of housing for the disabled has increased during the financial year 1980–81 by 800 dwellings. About 350 of these dwellings are known to be adapted from existing dwellings, although further adaptations could be included in the balance which relates to increased provision for wheelchair and ambulant disabled.