§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authority houses have been sold under the right-to-buy scheme in rural Scotland; what is the remaining stock of(a) land authority and (b) housing association rented housing in rural Scotland; and what is the level of homelessness in rural Scotland. [11968]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonInformation on the sales and remaining stock of local authority dwellings in each district and islands area will be published in the Scottish Office statistical bulletin HSG/1996/1 "Housing Trends in Scotland: Quarter ended 30 June 1995" on 31 January. A copy will be placed in the Library. Information on homelessness applications was published in the Scottish Office statistical bulletin HSG/1995/7 "Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland 1983–84 to 1993–94: District Analyses". A copy is available in the Library. Information on housing association dwellings available for letting in rural local authorities is set out in the table.
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District/islands area Housing association letting stock at 31 March 1994 Berwickshire 247 Ettrick and Lauderdale 441 Roxburgh 400 Tweeddale 412 Stirling 617 Annandale and Eskdale 115 Nithsdale 370 Stewartry 150 Wigtown 336 North East Fife 401 Banff and Buchan 990
District/islands area Housing association letting stock at 31 March 1994 Gordon 361 Kincardine and Deeside 404 Moray 856 Badenoch and Strathspey 121 Caithness 525 Inverness 308 Lochaber 292 Nairn 99 Ross and Cromarty 576 Skye and Lochalsh 159 Sutherland 112 Argyll and Bute 1,265 Clydesdale 230 Cumnock and Doon Valley 134 Kyle and Carrick 222 Angus 867 Perth and Kinross 1,289 Orkney Islands 188 Shetland Islands 181 Western Isles 102 Total rural authorities 12,770 Source:
Housing Associations Statistics 1994.
Scottish Homes.