HC Deb 28 February 1966 vol 725 cc230-1W
Mr. Younger

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland which local authorities in Scotland have schemes for granting loans to house purchasers; which have had to suspend these schemes since October 1964; and for how long each of these suspensions lasted.

Mr. Ross

The following 110 Scottish local authorities have schemes for granting loans to house purchasers:

Town Councils (82)
Aberdeen Alva
Abernethy Annan
Airdrie Banff
Alloa Barrhead
Bishopbriggs Kilsyth
Blairgowrie Kilwinning
Bo'ness Kirkcaldy
Bonnyrigg and Basswade Kirkcudbright
Bridge of Allan Kirkintilloch
Buckie Kirkwall
Callander Lanark
Castle Douglas Langholm
Clydebank Lerwick
Coatbridge Loanhead
Dalbeattie Lochgilphead
Dalkeith Milngavie
Denny and Dunipace Monifieth
Dingwall Motherwell and Wishaw
Dollar Musselburgh
Dumbarton Nairn
Dunbar Newmilns and Greenholm
Dunblane Newport
Dundee North Berwick
East Kilbride Paisley
Edinburgh Perth
Elgin Peterhead
Forfar Port Glasgow
Fort William Rothesay
Fraserburgh Rutherglen
Galashiels Sanquhar
Girvan Stevenston
Glasgow Stirling
Gourock Stonehaven
Grangemouth Stranraer
Greenock Stromness
Haddington Thurso
Hamilton Tillicoultry
Hawick Troon
Inverness Turriff
Irvine Wick
Johnstone
Kilmarnock
County Councils (28)
Aberdeen Kinross
Angus Kirkcudbright
Argyll Lanark
Banff Midlothian
Berwick Moray
Bute Perth
Caithness Renfrew
Clackmannan Ross and Cromarty
Dumfries Roxburgh
Dunbarton Stirling
East Lothian Sutherland
Fife West Lothian
Inverness Wigtown
Kincardine Zetland

Since October, 1964, the following authorities have suspended their schemes:—

Hamilton Town Council. Suspended in December 1964: resumed in March 1965.

Glasgow Corporation. Suspended in April 1965: resumed in June 1965.

Haddington Town Council. Suspended in September 1965: not yet resumed.

Dumfries County Council. Suspended in December 1965: not yet resumed.

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