§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the investment required to bring all housing in Scotland to an acceptable standard in terms of(a) eliminating dampness and condensation, (b) reaching a score of seven in the energy efficiency scale and (c) effecting urgent repairs.[35841]
§ Mr. MacdonaldI would refer the hon. Member to the report of the 1996 Scottish House Condition Survey, a copy of which is in the Library. The survey estimated that the cost of carrying out all urgent repairs was £530 million. It did not provide any estimate of the cost of eliminating dampness and condensation or of reaching a score of seven in the energy efficiency scale.
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§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what investment from public funds has been made in repairs and improvements to houses in Scotland in each of the past 10 years broken down to show funding provided to(a) council houses, (b) Scottish Homes and housing association houses and (c) private houses.[35840]
§ Mr. MacdonaldThe information requested is set out in the table.
Public expenditure on repairs and improvements £ million Council houses Scottish homes and housing association houses Private houses 1987–88 344.300 n/a 138.000 1988–89 352.081 n/a 148.000 1989–90 387.997 185.034 146.000 1990–91 374.129 169.628 121.000 1991–92 350.675 165.802 100.000 1992–93 339.399 155.805 112.000 1993–94 360.622 147.900 106.000 1994–95 364.295 132.130 114.000 1995–96 363.550 112.260 106.000 1996–97 269.751 90.525 74.000 Notes:
- The figures for Council houses, Scottish Homes and housing association houses are for capital and revenue expenditure for the provision of repairs and improvements to housing stock. The figures for private sector houses are for improvement and repair grants obtained by proprietors from local authorities. The sources for columns 1 and 3 are local authorities and for column 2 is Scottish homes.
- 2. n/a denotes information not readily available for that year.