HC Deb 18 June 1992 vol 209 cc634-5W
Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of council houses built in Scotland in each year since 1979; and if he will provide a breakdown by local authority.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 17 June 1992]: The information is set out in the table.

Areas 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Eastwood — 25 3 14 — — 37 40 14 31 42 — 31
Glasgow 615 385 558 161 63 — 140 58 — — — — —
Hamilton 55 166 42 78 122 46 44 39 8 53 — — —
Inverclyde 4 8 — 26 — — — — 64 — — — 37
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 101 62 27 — — 33 — — — — — — —
Kyle and Carrick 136 119 56 17 91 35 71 28 47 37 7 30 10
Monklands 61 37 53 — 11 67 — — — — 56 — —
Motherwell 167 173 104 50 — — — 36 — — — — —
Renfrew 65 122 113 179 34 135 19 10 64 27 — — —
Strathkelvin 254 — 40 — 6 13 6 24 7 — — — —
Tayside
Angus 58 40 — 12 34 34 41 84 40 78 47 32 30
Dundee 221 82 163 55 80 5 57 — — 5 8 — 5
Perth and Kinross 150 273 149 71 75 105 144 21 — — — — —
Islands Councils
Orkney Islands 34 25 26 18 43 16 6 6 12 41 13 42 8
Shetland Islands 55 121 81 31 43 25 33 20 20 30 20 25 63
Western Isles 115 54 93 90 22 32 46 20 33 14 10 2 21

Source: Quarterly returns from authorities.