§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to how many local authority dwellings in each district in Scotland at 31 March were (a) built pre-1940 of non-traditional construction and require comprehensive modernisation, (b) built pre-1940 of traditional construction and require comprehensive modernisation, (c) built post-1939 of non-traditional construction and require comprehensive modernisation and (d) built post-1939 of traditional construction and require comprehensive modernisation.
§ Mr. AncramThe information requested at(a), (b) and (d) is provided in the tabel below for 31 March 1984. The details requested at (c) are not held centrally. However, the local housing authorities' estimates of the numbers of dwellings of non-traditional construction built in the immediate post-war period (up to 1955) have been provided.
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Dwellings requiring comprehensive modernisation Built pre-1940 of non-traditional construction Built pre-1940 of traditional construction Built immediately traditional post war (up to 1955) of non-traditional construction Built post-1939 of traditional construction Sutherland 0 — 65 250 Lothian East Lothian 0 96 605 3,733 Edinburgh 0 5,384 3,600 2,007 Midlothian 100 0 402 0 West Lothian 0 0 83 0 Strathclyde Argyll and Bute 0 353 174 2,500 Bearsden and Milngavie 0 29 0 220 Clydebank 0 0 1,300 0 Clydesdale 0 2,330 961 1,860 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 0 0 29 1,149 Cumnock and Doon Valley 0 2,957 1,720 4,114 Cunninghame 0 24 1,398 2,950 Dumbarton 0 2,023 2,267 — East Kilbride 0 0 0 383 Eastwood 0 0 0 0 Glasgow 0 22,129 1,645 35,794 Hamilton 204 2,821 — — Inverclyde 0 0 72 6,600 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 0 502 1,054 3,000 Kyle and Carrick 0 0 10 5,751 Monklands 72 2,764 730 1,525 Motherwell 0 3,365 2,012 158 Renfrew 0 10,013 771 12,000 Strathkelvin 0 0 146 0 Tayside Angus 0 45 0 1,500 Dundee 100 3,100 3,800 2,800 Perth and Kinross 0 616 276 144 Orkney Islands 0 170 20 0 Shetland Islands 0 311 147 110 Western Isles Islands 0 156 258 0
§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to how many local authority dwellings in each district in Scotland at 31 March were (a) built pre-1940 of traditional construction and require partial modernisation, (b) built post-1939 of traditional construction and require partial modernisation and (c) built post-1955 of non-traditional construction and require partial modernisation.
§ Mr. AncramThe information requested as at 31 March 1984 is set out in the table.
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Local Authority dwellings requiring partial modernisation of traditional construction of non-traditional construction Built pre-1940 Built post-1939 Built post-1955 Scotland 27,350 65,928 17,375 Borders Berwickshire 0 537 0 Ettrick and Lauderdale 0 0 4 Roxburgh 250 1,000 0 Tweeddale 0 0 0 Central Clackmannan 0 0 0 Falkirk 2,500 5,500 3,000 737W
Local Authority dwellings requiring partial modernisation of traditional construction of non-traditional construction Built pre-1940 Built post-1939 Built post-1955 Sterling 400 0 0 Dumfries and Galloway Annandale and Eskdale 0 0 0 Nithsdale .. .. 0 Stewartry 38 177 0 Wigtown 900 0 0 Fife Dunfermline 0 8,500 .. Kirkcaldy 0 .. 0 North East Fife 1,400 55 0 Grampian Aberdeen 7,135 0 700 Banff and Buchan 0 0 0 Gordon 144 1,020 0 Kincardine and Deeside 135 9 0 Moray 248 1,700 106 Highland Badenoch and Strathspey 0 60 10 Caithness 0 705 170 Inverness .. .. .. Lochaber 500 500 141
Local Authority dwellings requiring partial modernisation of traditional construction of non-traditional construction Built pre-1940 Built post-1939 Built post-1955 Nairn 0 123 0 Ross and Cromarty 310 1,577 0 Skye and Lochalsh 0 0 0 Sutherland 80 250 .. Lothian East Lothian 0 .. 0 Edinburgh 0 3,410 7,000 Midlothian 4,000 6,200 58 West Lothian 2,000 10,000 3,000 Strathclyde Argyll and Bute 0 0 0 Bearsden and Milngavie 65 979 0 Clydebank 0 5,676 294 Clydesdale 0 430 194 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 1,170 470 0 Cumnock and Doon Valley 0 0 1,050 Cunninghame 698 0 0 Dumbarton 0 .. .. East Kilbride 0 0 0 Eastwood 0 0 0 Glasgow 2,786 .. .. Hamilton .. .. .. Inverclyde 0 6,000 0 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 982 0 0 Kyle and Carrick 0 0 0 Monklands 0 0 0 Motherwell 0 0 0 Renfrew 0 .. 226 Strathkelvin 1,609 3,291 0 Tayside Angus 0 3,200 0 Dundee 0 3,610 1,422 Perth and Kinross 0 114 0 Orkney Islands 0 200 0 Shetland Islands 0 299 0 Western Isles Islands 0 336 0 .. Not available.
§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to how many local authority dwellings in each district in Scotland at 31 March were (a) built pre-1940 of traditional construction and require rewiring only, (b) built post-1939 of traditional construction and require rewiring only and (c) built post-1955 of non-traditional construction and require rewiring only.
§ Mr. AncramThe information requested as at 31 March 1984 is set out in the table.
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Number of dwellings requiring rewiring only of traditional construction of non-traditional construction Built pre-1940 Built post-1939 Built post-1955 Scotland 2,026 101,380 14,834 Borders Berwickshire 0 0 0 Ettrick and Lauderdale 0 0 0 Roxburgh 0 0 0 Tweeddale 0 0 0 Central Clackmannan 0 0 0 Falkirk 900 3,000 500 Stirling 0 650 .. Dumfries and Galloway Annandale and Eskdale 0 552 0 Nithsdale .. .. 0 Stewartry 0 0 0 Wigtown 0 0 0 Fife Dunfermline 0 2,566 .. Kirkcaldy 0 3,194 0 North East Fife 686 272 0 Grampian Aberdeen 0 7,700 500 Banff and Buchan 0 750 0 Gordon 0 0 0 Kincardine and Deeside 0 0 0 Moray 119 361 0 Highland Badenoch and Strathspey 0 85 10 Caithness 0 224 0 Inverness .. .. .. Lochaber 0 74 20 Nairn 0 26 0 Ross and Cromarty 0 0 0 Skye and Lochalsh 121 20 4 Sutherland .. 30 .. Lothian East Lothian 0 150 0 Edinburgh 0 6,000 6,000 Midlothian 0 0 0 West Lothian 0 1,500 0 Strathclyde Argyll and Bute 0 650 0 Bearsden and Milngavie 0 0 0 Clydebank 0 0 0 Clydesdale 0 0 0 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 0 0 0 Cumnock and Doon Valley 0 0 0 Cunninghame 0 0 0 Dumbarton 0 .. .. East Kilbride 0 0 0 Eastwood 0 0 0 Glasgow 0 41,669 .. Hamilton .. .. .. Inverclyde 0 0 0 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 200 0 0 Kyle and Carrick 0 3,100 0 Monklands 0 4,607 0 Motherwell 0 12,500 0 Renfrew 0 0 ..
Number of dwellings requiring rewiring only of traditional construction of non-traditional construction Built pre-1940 Built post-1939 Built post-1955 Strathkelvin 0 0 0 Tayside Angus 0 2,000 0 Dundee 0 7,600 7,800 Perth and Kinross 0 2,000 0 Orkney Islands 0 100 0 Shetland Islands 0 0 0 Western Isles Islands 0 0 0 .. Not available.
§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to how many local authority dwellings in each district in Scotland at 31 March were suffering from condensation and dampness.
§ Mr. AncramI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Maryhill (Mr. Graigen) on 19 April 1985, at columns287–90.
§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to how many local authority dwellings in each district in Scotland at 31 March were built post-1955 of non-traditional construction and require major repairs.
§ Mr. AncramThe table shows the housing authorities' assessments at 31 March 1984 of the numbers of local authority dwellings of non-traditional construction built after 1955 which required major repairs.
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Built post 1955 of non traditional construction requiring major repairs Number Scotland 50,011 Borders Berwickshire 0 Ettrick and Lauderdale 0 Roxburgh 40 Tweeddale 28 Central Clackmannan 0 Falkirk 1,170 Stirling 0 Dumfires and Galloway Annandale and Eskdale 0 Nithsdale 0 Stewartry 0 Wigtown 0 Fife Dunfermline 181 Kirkcaldy 0 North East Fife 0 Grampian Aberdeen 1,329 Banff and Buchan 200 Gordon 0
Number Kincardine and Deeside 0 Moray 233 Highland Badenoch and Strathspey 0 Caithness 0 Inverness n. a . Lochaber 194 Nairn 58 Ross and Cromarty 539 Skye and Lochalsh 0 Sutherland 40 Lothian East Lothian 0 Edinburgh 6,000 Midlothian 0 West Lothian 2,000 Strathclyde Argyll and Bute 309 Bearsden and Milngavie 0 Clydebank 0 Clydesdale 0 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 0 Cumnock and Doon Valley 1,070 Cunninghame 148 Dumbarton n.a. East Kilbride 0 Eastwood 0 Glasgow 24,592 Hamilton n.a. Inverclyde 0 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 0 Kyle and Carrick 234 Monklands 800 Motherwell 5,123 Renfrew 250 Strathkelvin 0 Tayside Angus 0 Dundee 5,000 Perth and Kinross 433 Orkney Islands 0 Shetland Islands 40 Western Isles Islands 0
§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to how many of the following types of housing are required in each district in Scotland at 31 March (a) sheltered, (b) amenity, (c) general needs, (d) housing suitable for wheelchairs and (e) housing suitable for ambulant disabled.
§ Mr. AncramThe table shows the numbers of(a) sheltered, (b) amenity and (c) general needs housing which housing authorities considered were required at 31 March 1984. No information about housing authorities' assessed needs for housing suitable for disabled persons with wheelchairs or the ambulant disabled is held centrally.
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General needs dwellings Special needs dwellings Sheltered Amenity Scotland 89,629 29,536 27,754 Borders Berwickshire 60 30 18 Ettrick and Lauderdale 0 156 48 Roxburgh 196 134 26 Tweeddale 50 102 0
General needs dwellings Special needs dwellings Sheltered Amenity Central Clackmannan 350 200 200 Falkirk 2,200 700 600 Stirling 1,250 200 889 Dumfries and Galloway Annandale and Eskdale 650 37 245 Nithsdale 481 24 63 Stewartry 350 150 50 Wigtown 60 90 20 Fife Dunfermline 3,200 220 420 Kirkcaldy 2,340 510 n/a North East Fife n/a 1,264 100 Grampian Aberdeen 8,620 2,090 0 Banff and Buchan 1,983 276 438 Gordon 2,208 430 270 Kincardine and Deeside 1,817 148 264 Moray 1,333 305 110 Highland Badenoch and Strathspey 88 30 0 Caithness 250 20 30 Inverness n/a n/a n/a Lochaber 100 80 60 Nairn 100 60 20 Ross and Cromarty 255 0 0 Skye and Lochalsh 100 0 12 Sutherland 100 51 51 Lothian East Lothian 1,359 637 n/a Edinburgh 12,000 3,735 n/a Midlothian 982 321 n/a West Lothian 5,000 1,000 n/a Strathclyde Argyll and Bute 800 600 1,300 Bearsden and Milngavie 200 323 150 Clydebank 730 183 1,115 Clydesdale 283 297 1,082 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 500 150 60 Cumnock and Doon Valley 0 108 526 Cunninghame 2,004 413 557 Dumbarton 1,238 615 148 East Kilbride 2,024 286 n/a Eastwood 1,300 252 0 Glasgow 13,219 6,511 15,000 Hamilton 2,050 266 0 Inverclyde 1,200 400 2,000 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 1,125 489 125 Kyle and Carrick 334 300 0 Monklands 1,537 317 12 Motherwell 2,300 84 98 Renfrew 0 1,350 800 Strathkelvin 180 384 n/a Tayside Angus 1,357 158 747 Dundee 5,000 2,500 0 Perth and Kinross 3,000 500 n/a Orkney Islands 150 30 30 Shetland Islands 516 20 20 Western Isles Islands 1,100 0 50 n/a=Not available.
§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses in each district in Scotland he estimates (a) lack some or all standard amenities and (b) are below the tolerable standard.
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§ Mr. AncramThe information requested is set out in the table for 31 March 1985.
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Total number of dwellings Lacking some or all standard amenities* Below tolerable standard Scotland 37,765 63,195 Borders 265 2,014 Berwickshire n/a 644 Ettrick and Lauderdale 265 720 Roxburgh n/a 450 Tweeddale n/a 200 Central 1,009 1,899 Clackmannan 15 470 Falkirk 735 872 Stirling 259 557 Dumfries and Galloway 335 982 Annandale and Eskdale 125 282 Nithsdale 34 423 Stewartry 76 177 Wigtown 100 100 Fife 2,415 3,461 Dunfermline 568 650 Kirkcaldy 622 862 North East Fife 1,225 1,949 Grampian 5,089 6,651 Aberdeen 2,633 2,656 Banff and Buchan 878 1,814 Gordon 543 543 Kincardine and Deeside 42 202 Moray 993 1,436 Highland 2,846 5,371 Badenoch and Strathspey n/a 264 Caithness 420 448 Inverness 434 717 Lochaber 138 170 Nairn 17 52 Ross and Cromarty 905 2,690 Skye and Lochalsh 665 665 Sutherland† 267 365 Lothian 7,471 8,657 East Lothian 399 964 Edinburgh 6,446 6,766 Midlothian 21 322 West Lothian 605 605 Strathclyde 10,937 23,004 Argyll and Bute 1,840 4,200 Bearsden and Milngavie 0 75 Clydebank 93 102 Clydesdale 39 311 Cumbernauld and Kilsytht† 31 68 Cumnock and Doon Valley 34 223 Cunninghame n/a 437 Dumbarton 140 140 East Kilbride 32 128 Eastwood 31 38 Glasgow 4,953 12,189 Hamilton 604 933 Inverclyde 151 418 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 156 195 Kyle and Carrick 219 336 Monklands 140 234 Motherwell 285 787 Renfrew† 2,177 2,177 Strathkelvin 12 13 Tayside 5,513 6,885 Angus n/a 1,216
Lacking some or all standard amenities* Below tolerable standard Dundee† 4,803 4,803 Perth and Kinross 710 866 Orkney Islands 875 1170 Shetland Islands 1,010 1,013 Western Isles Islands n/a 2,088 * Sink, hot water and inside w.c. † Figures for earlier year. n/a=Not available.
1984 1985 1983–84 1984–85 Jan-Mar Apr-Jun July-Sept Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Apr-Mar Apr-Mar Million Prescriptions dispensed 9.26 9.15 8.70 9.28 9.56 8.65 35.94 36.69 per cent. Percentage exempt from prescription charges 77 78 78 79 79 80 77 78 £million Total gross cost 41.74 43.06 42.35 45.09 45.82 42.91 163.77 176.32 Less prescription charges paid by patients 2.95 3.23 3.02 3.16 3.23 3.38 11.60 12.64 Total net cost 38.79 39.83 39.33 41.93 42.59 39.53 152.17 163.68 £ Average gross cost per prescription 4.51 4.71 4.87 4.86 4.79 4.96 4.56 4.81 Corresponding details for the period July-September 1985 are not yet available.
Information for sales of pre-payment certificates in Scotland is readily available only for financial years. Details are as follows:
1983–84 1984–85 Thousands Number of certificates issued: Four-monthly certificates 24 26 Annual certificates 43 44 £ million Total income from sale of certificates 1.11 1.28
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, for the financial years 1983–84 and 1984–85, for Scotland, what were (a) the costs of producing and distributing literature about exemption from prescription charges, (b) the costs of inspection for fraud in claiming exemption from prescription charges and (c) the cost of administering the sale of pre-payment certificates.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe detailed procedures relating to these prescription charge arrangements in Scotland are undertaken mainly by health boards and the information requested on costs is not readily available.