§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of right to buy applications for(a) houses and (b) flats for each local authority in Scotland as a whole during each year from 1980–81 to 1988–89.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonPrior to 1987, only the total number of right-to-buy applications was collected centrally from local authorities. The information available for 1987–88 and 1988–89 is given in the following table.
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1987–88 1988–89 District Houses Flats Not known Houses Flats Not known Dunfermline 851 240 — 1,146 410 — Kirkcaldy 672 312 — 944 482 — North East Fife 183 63 108 n/a n/a 518 Aberdeen 641 286 — 1,154 465 — Banff and Buchan 348 47 — 262 39 201 Gordon 144 9 — 169 6 — Kincardine and Deeside 88 14 — 89 6 — Moray 389 30 — 640 80 — Badenoch and Strathspey 52 2 22 77 1 — Caithness 144 11 — 106 3 — Inverness 209 34 — 367 45 — Lochaber 169 25 — 170 30 — Nairn 25 1 — 42 3 — Ross and Cromarty 119 2 — 194 4 — Skye and Lochalsh 21 0 — 37 0 — Sutherland1 59 0 — 56 0 — East Lothian 339 98 496 939 412 — Edinburgh 274 703 2,212 1,462 2,496 — Midlothian 425 130 178 684 252 — West Lothian 668 109 — 1,207 262 — Argyll and Bute 64 15 199 n/a n/a 422 Bearsden and Milnavie2 44 23 — 53 27 — Clydebank 289 316 — 536 582 — Clydesdale 419 25 — 524 55 — Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 150 58 — 156 111 — Cumnock and Doon Valley1 314 23 115 n/a n/a 214 Cunninghame 857 222 — 1,167 316 — Dumbarton 531 219 — 593 340 — East Kilbride 69 20 — 91 44 — Eastwood 73 25 — 89 27 — Glasgow 1,861 2,474 — 3,070 4,732 — Hamilton 594 121 281 1,101 357 — Inverclyde 277 191 — 299 231 — Kilmarnock and Loudoun 600 102 — 688 157 — Kyle and Carrick 537 197 350 956 399 — Monklands1 789 253 — 386 169 433 Motherwell n/a n/a 1,351 n/a n/a 2,082 Renfrew 662 551 509 1,133 1,071 — Strathkelvin 273 42 271 565 164 — Angus 460 44 — 512 68 — Dundee 1,051 470 — 1,208 900 — Perth and Kinross 442 140 — 589 224 — Orkney Islands 66 1 — 100 1 — Shetland Islands 54 4 — 53 5 — Western Isles 42 9 — 85 11 — 1 Returns outstanding for Q4 1988 and Q1 1989. 2 Return outstanding for Q1 1989. n/a—Not available.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many council dwellings sold under the right to buy were constructed(a) before 1900, (b) 1900 to 1910, (c) 1911 to 1920, (d) 1921 to 1930, (e) 1931 to 1940, (f) 1941 to 1950, (g) 1951 to 1960, (h) 1961 to 1970, (j) 1971 to 1980, (k) 1980 to 1981, (l) 1981 to 1982, (m) 1982 to 1983, (n) 1983 to 1984, (o) 1984 to 1985, (p) 1985 to 1986, (q) 1986 to 1987, and (r) 1987 to 1988.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation on the age of council houses sold has been placed in the House Library. Prior to 1986, sales to sitting tenants were not subdivided into right to buy and on a voluntary basis.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many dwellings were sold to(a) sitting tenants—right to buy, (b) sitting tenants—voluntary sale, 380W (c) other individuals by each local authority in Scotland and for Scotland as a whole during each year from 1980–81 to 1988–89.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation prior to 1986 does not differentiate between sales under the right-to-buy provisions and voluntary sales to sitting tenants. Tables giving the information available have been placed in the House Library.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many sales other than the right-to-buy sales, were completed by each local authority in Scotland and for Scotland as a whole during each year from 1980–81 to 1988–89.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation on sales other than to sitting tenants or other individuals is set out in the following table.
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Local Authority sales other than to sitting tenants and other individuals 1980–81 1981–82 1982–3 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 Scotland 257 911 388 1,066 127 788 315 1,214 263 Borders Berwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ettrick and Lauderdale 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 Roxburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tweeddale1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central Clackmannan 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 5 Falkirk 0 29 45 0 7 0 19 0 0 Stirling 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 Dumfries and Galloway Annandale and Eskdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nithsdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewartry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wigtown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fife Dunfermline 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 Kirkcaldy 0 0 2 17 0 0 0 0 0 North East Fife 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Grampian Aberdeen 37 2 0 11 19 0 3 0 15 Banff and Buchan 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Kincardine and Deeside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Highland Badenoch and Strathspey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Caithness 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inverness 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lochaber 0 0 4 0 0 0 25 27 33 Nairn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ross and Cromarty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Skye and Lochalsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sutherland 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 Lothian East Lothian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edinburgh 0 0 0 734 0 0 0 0 0 Midlothian 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 2 West Lothian 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Strathclyde Argyll and Bute 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bearsden and Milngavie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clydebank 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clydesdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cumnock and Doon Valley1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cunninghame 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dumbarton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Kilbride 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eastwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Glasgow 108 776 172 279 77 769 48 1,187 152 Hamilton 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Inverclyde 8 4 0 0 0 11 216 0 0 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 Kyle and Carrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Monklands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Motherwell 0 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Renfrew 79 0 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 Strathkelvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tayside Angus 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 Dundee 8 2 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 Perth and Kinross 0 0 5 0 0 4 2 0 56 Orkney Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shetlands Islands 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Western Isles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Returns outstanding for 1988–89.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State Scotland what is the number of right-to-buy applications current at end of quarter, for which the information is available, for each local authority in Scotland and for Scotland as a whole.
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is set out in the following table.
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Number of Current Applications at 31 March 1989 Number Scotland 32,918 Berwickshire 48 Ettrick and Lauderdale 104 Roxburgh 125 Tweeddale 65 Clackmannan 357 Falkirk 848 Stirling1 520 Annandale and Eskdale 197 Nithsdale 268 Stewartry 71 Wigtown 116 Dunfermline 819 Kirkcaldy 986 North East Fife 337 Aberdeen 1,030 Banff and Buchan2 409 Gordon 108 Kincardine and Deeside 30 Moray 311 Badenoch and Strathspey 37 Caithness 47 Inverness 284 Lochaber 131 Nairn 10 Ross and Cromarty 70 Skye and Lochalsh 9 Sutherland2 58 East Lothian 564 Edinburgh 3,013 Midlothian 613 West Lothian 886 Argyll and Bute 390 Bearsden and Milngavie1 88 Clydebank 821 Clydesdale 411 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 173 Cumnock and Doon Valley4 255 Cunninghame 932 Dumbarton 1,040 East Kilbride 64 Eastwood 67 Glasgow 5,645 Hamilton 1,287 Inverclyde 406 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 637 Kyle and Carrick 856 Monklands3 942 Motherwell 1,528 Renfrew 1,414 Strathkelvin 364 Angus 257 Dundee 2,244 Perth and Kinross 463 Orkney Islands 54 Shetland Islands 36 Western Isles 73
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Highland health board: members appointed for the first time in 1989 Name Background Nominated by Mr. J. G. Ligertwood Retired bank manager; treasurer of many charitable organisations a various times Highland health board Mr. C. Neilson Self employed retail businessman; former member of Lochaber local health council since its inception; chairman since 1977; former chairman of Lochaber district council Lochaber district council; Lochaber local health council Mrs. S. G. H. Stone Managing director of Highland Fine Cheeses Ltd.; founder, Ross-shire health protection trust Ross and Cromarty district council Miss I. Urquhart Registered general nurse; member management committee of crossroads (Ross and Cromarty); member Highland nursing advisory committee Highland health board 1 Latest available information at 31 December 1988
2 Latest available information at 30 September 1988
3 Latest available information at 30 June 1988
4 Latest available information at 31 December 1987
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of loans from(a) local authorities and (b) other sources for right to buy purchasers by each local authority in Scotland and for Scotland as a whole during each year from 1980–81 to 1988–89.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation collected centrally prior to 1986 did not differentiate between sales under the right-to-buy provisions and voluntary sales to sitting tenants. Copies of tables giving the information available have been placed in the House Library.