§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses were repossessed in Scotland in each year since 1980; how many were former local authority houses; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThis information is not available in the form requested. The Council of Mortgage Lenders publishes statistics in its regular newsletters on various aspects of mortgage lending by building societies but this is on a GB basis and no corresponding information is available for Scotland only. No information about other mortgage lenders is held centrally.