§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many dwellings were completed in 1980–81 per 1,000 population.
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(a) (a) Health Boards Perinatal mortality* Infant mortality† Community health‡ nurses per thousand population Consultants** in obstetrics and gynecology per thousand population†† Consultantpaediatricians‡‡ per thousand population§ Argyll and Clyde 13 12 0.7 0.05 0.04 Ayrshire and Arran 19 15 0.5 0.03 0.04 Borders 18 12 0.7 — 0.05 Dumfries and Galloway 15 18 0.7 0.05 0.07 Fife 13 11 0.8 0.04 0.04 Scotland with the highest and the three areas or councils with the lowest rents for publicly owned housing; what information he has as to the comparable rents in those areas for one, two, three and four-bedroomed dwellings; what is the total cost to public funds of each such dwelling over the period of the repayment of the capital cost of each type and size of house; and what is the economic rent of each such house.
§ Mr. RifkindThe following table sets out relevant information for the three islands areas or district councils with the highest average rent for local authority housing, and the three with the lowest average rents, as at 30 September 1980. More detailed information on rents is available on pages 26 and 27 of Scottish Housing Statistics No. 12, a copy of which is available in the Library.
§ Mr. RifkindInformation is not yet available for the financial year 1980–81, but for the calendar year 1980 the completions for public and private sectors total 20,500; this corresponds to approximately four completions per 1,000 population.