§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is now able to respond to the submissions from district councils with new towns concerning an end to the housebuilding moratorium; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LangI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. and learned Friend to the hon. Member for Eastwood (Mr. Stewart) on 5 December at column 755. The submissions from district councils, which were taken into account in reaching decisions, were discussed when I met representatives of the local authorities, together with the hon. Members for Livingston (Mr. Cook) and for Cunninghame, South (Mr. Lambie), on 3 October 1986.
§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he has given to new town development corporations concerning communicating the decisions of development corporation boards to the press and public.
§ Mr. LangMy right hon. and learned Friend continues to encourage the development corporations to take whatever steps they consider appropriate to provide the
Waiting list as at September 1985 Population as at June 1985 Waiting list as per cent. of population Ranking Argyll and Clyde 7,209 446,637 1.61 7 Ayrshire and Arran 5,120 375,212 1.36 8 Borders 318 101,705 0.31 13 Dumfries and Galloway 2,687 146,562 1.83 1 Fife 5,816 344,019 1.69 4 Forth Valley 2,593 272,426 0.95 11 Grampian 8,641 500,566 1.73 3 Greater Glasgow 16,006 968,801 1.65 5 Highland 2,543 198,617 1.28 9 Lanarkshire 6,605 568,077 1.16 10 Lothian 13,381 745,229 1.80 2 Orkney 58 19,351 0.30 14 Shetland 145 23,440 0.62 12 Tayside 6,494 394,322 1.65 6 Western Isles 61 31,545 0.19 15 Scotland 77,677 5,136,509 1.51 —
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the hospital out-patient waiting list in each health board in 1978 and each subsequent year.
§ Mr. John MacKayThis information is not available centrally.