HC Deb 15 May 1991 vol 191 c202W
37. Mr. Sillars

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the capital debt faced by Scottish public sector housing.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The outstanding capital debt associated with public sector housing in Scotland at 31 March 1991 amounted to £4.7 billion, or about £5,700 per house. The Government provide subsidy to those public sector housing authorities with relatively high levels of capital debt.