HC Deb 15 January 1998 vol 304 cc296-7W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each year since 1978–79 the number of owner-occupiers within Scotland as a percentage of the overall housing stock. [22395]

Mr. Macdonald

[holding answer 12 January 1998]: Information about the number of owner occupied dwellings in Scotland is collected as part of the decennial Population Census. For intervening years the Scottish Office estimates the number of owner occupied dwellings on the basis of information from local authorities and Scottish Homes. The figures for each year from 1979 to 1996 are set out below.

Year Owner occupied dwellings in Scotland as a percentage of the total housing stock
1979 35.3
1980 36.1
1981 136.4
1982 37.7
1983 39.1
1984 40.5
1985 41.8
1986 43.1
1987 44.6
1988 46.7
1989 49.1
1990 51.2
1991 152.4
1992 54.1
1993 55.5
1994 56.9
1995 58.4
1996 59.2
1 Census figures. Remaining figures are estimates.