§ Mr. Allan StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will commission research into house price movements in each local authority ward in the Eastwood constituency over the past five years; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will commission research into movements in house prices in each local authority area over the past five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 19 February 1990]: I have no plans to commission such research.
§ Mr. Allan StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on movements in house prices in Scotland over the past five years; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 19 February 1990]: Average Scottish house prices rose by 53 per cent. between 1984 and the third quarter of 1989.