Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses have been brought up to the tolerable standard in each of the past 10 years; and how many houses below the tolerable standard there have been at the end of each of those years.
Mr. AncramThe information requested is available only for the following years:
Year Below tolerable standard housing Estimated number BTS at 31 March* Estimated number brought up to standard in year ending 31 March 1979 126,000 N/A 1980 113,000 5,700 1981 98,000 6,500 1982 89,000 7,000 1983 82,000 8,900 In addition, the following estimates are available for the number of dwellings below tolerable standard in earlier years.
Date of estimate Number of dwellings June 1972 215,000 December 1975 166,400 December 1976 156,200 December 1977 149,900 * Based on local authority surveys which may in some cases not be fully up to date.