§ Mr. StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the number of houses in 425W Scotland suffering from (a) dampness and (b) condensation, in (i) the publicly rented, (ii) the privately rented and (iii) the owner-occupied sectors. [27557]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe available information is set out in the table. It is taken from the 1991 Scottish house condition survey. It should be noted that where a dwelling suffers from both dampness and condensation it is counted in both tables. More up-to-date information will become available when the results of the 1996 Scottish house condition survey are published in the autumn of next year.
Estimated number of dwellings in Scotland with dampness or condensation (by tenure, 1991) Tenure Number (thousands) (a)Dwellings with rising or penetrating damp Local authority, New Town, other public sector 122 Scottish Homes 6 Privately rented 35 Owner-occupied 100 Housing associations 4 All tenures 267 (b) Dwellings with condensation Local authority, New Town, other public sector 202 Scottish Homes 15 Privately rented 33 Owner-occupied 138 Housing associations 4 All tenures 392 Approximately 110 thousand dwellings included in both the above tables had both damp and condensation.
Source:
1991 Scottish House Condition Survey.