§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will request from all local authorities in Scotland a detailed report of the number of persons on their council's housing list, showing age groups of applicants, length of time on waiting lists; and their plans for reducing such lists.
§ Mr. AncramHousing plans which the local authorities submit to the Scottish Development Department at regular intervals already include proposals for reducing waiting lists. I do not think that the benefit of requesting further information from local authorities on housing lists would justify the extra burden it would impose on them.