§ Mr. McElhoneasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of the council houses built in Scotland between 1919 and 1944 in each local authority's area have so far been improved with the aid of improvement grant.
§ Mr. William RossThe information required is set out in the table below. The houses listed as improved include those in respect of which proposals were approved before 1st April 1974. The 391W electrical rewiring of a house is not in itself regarded for this purpose as improvement.
Local Authority Council houses built 1919–44 Houses improved Counties: Aberdeen 1,572 159 Angus 255 0 Argyll 236 6 Ayr 6,468 1,344 Banff 110 0 Berwick 222 0 Bute 12 0 Caithness 207 0 Clackmannan 1,120 356 Dumfries 326 0 Dumbarton 2,554 1,853 East Lothian 1,488 1,459 Fife 3,923 387 Inverness 450 442 Kincardine 188 8 Kinross 65 0 Kirkcudbright 203 160 Lanark 18,905 832 Midlothian 2,518 1,992 Moray 111 0 Nairn 12 0 Orkney 6 0 Peebles 58 58 Perth 647 647 Renfrew 2,750 298 Ross and Cromarty 217 0 Roxburgh 257 140 Selkirk 18 0 Stirling 5,163 918 Sutherland 284 136 West Lothian 2,474 2,079 Wigtown 143 142 Zetland 40 0 Total Counties 53,002 13,416
Cities: Aberdeen 7,199 1,819 Dundee 8,321 736 Edinburgh 15,220 2,598 Glasgow 54,895 4,760 Total Cities 85,635 9,913
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Large Burghs: Airdrie 3,356 373 Arbroath 712 229 Ayr 2,217 89 Clydebank 2,392 1,644 Coatbridge 3,627 1,089 Dumbarton 1,199 692 Dumfries 1,658 0 Dunfermline 2,015 1,914 East Kilbride 200 200 Falkirk 2,892 700 Greenock 4,524 1,120 Hamilton 4,044 1,501 Inverness 1,553 22 Kilmarnock 3,318 844 Kirkcaldy 3,325 513 Motherwell 4,979 1,546 Paisley 7,353 56 Perth 1,875 51
Port Glasgow 1,313 475 Rutherglen 1,466 1,313 Stirling 2,201 102 Total Large Burghs 56,219 14,473
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Small Burghs: Aberchirder 30 30 Aberfeldy 66 0 Aberdour 32 0 Abernethy 24 24 Alloa 1,197 608 Alva 276 96 Alyth 114 68 Annan 242 0 Ardrossan 650 178 Armadale 736 432 Auchterarder 91 0 Auchtermuchty 52 52 Ballater 12 12 Banchory 96 12 Banff 178 12 Barrhead 1,250 0 Bathgate 842 253 Bearsden 82 53 Biggar 76 0 Bishopbriggs 512 224 Blairgowrie 178 178 Bo'ness 705 123 Bonnyrigg 438 438 Brechin 212 190 Bridge of Allan 103 0 Buckhaven 1,778 1,762 Buckie 362 102 Burghead 21 5 Burntisland 390 382 Callander 87 0 Campbeltown 303 96 Carnoustie 184 68 Castle Douglas 211 16 Cockenzie 296 0 Coldstream 78 56 Coupar Angus 97 77 Cove and Kilcreggan 0 0 Cowdenbeath 756 304 Crail 38 0 Crieff 224 105 Cromarty 20 0 Cullen 44 0 Culross 20 20 Cumbernauld 164 164 Cumnock and Holyhead 645 494 Cupar 314 246 Dalbeattie 168 141 Dalkeith 798 364 Darvel 240 240 Denny and Dunipace 646 153 Dingwall 215 148 Dollar 64 50 Dornoch 24 4 Doune 52 8 Dufftown 35 20 Dunbar 398 296 Dunblane 114 89 Dunoon 157 111 Duns 132 68 East Linton 66 66 Elgin 666 215 Elie and Earlsferry 42 42 Ellon 85 0 Eyemouth 212 88 Falkland 98 98 Findochty 38 0
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Local Authority Council houses built 1919–44 Houses improved Small Burghs: Forfar 431 106 Forres 220 0 Fortrose 14 0 Fort William 262 74 Fraserburgh 665 407 Galashiels 377 205 Galston 284 114 Gatehouse 24 24 Girvan 366 366 Gourock 318 318 Grangemouth 1,450 68 Grantown-on-Spey 45 0 Haddington 360 307 Hawick 807 116 Helensburgh 303 0 Huntly 274 14 Innerleithen 155 151 Inverary 12 12 Inverbervie 52 0 Invergordon 32 0 Inverkeithing 186 185 Inverurie 251 0 Irvine 1,292 106 Jedburgh 342 34 Johnstone 1,273 0 Keith 157 0 Kelso 260 0 Kilrenny Anstruther, East and West 115 0 Kilsyth 1,068 1,036 Kilwinning 644 60 Kinghorn 198 197 Kingussie 16 0 Kinross 97 97 Kintore 40 40 Kirkcudbright 160 0 Kirkintilloch 1,252 1,244 Kirkwall 174 73 Kirriemuir 265 205 Ladybank 60 4 Lanark 354 46 Langholm 46 46 Largs 318 212 Lauder 0 0 Laurencekirk 40 0 Lerwick 410 0 Leslie 210 18 Leven 894 418 Linlithgow 232 0 Loanhead 390 244 Lochgelly 657 574 Lochgilphead 69 0 Lochmaben 68 0 Lockerbie 165 80 Lossiemouth 174 86 Macduff 229 0 Markinch 312 9 Maybole 297 127 Melrose 50 50 Millport 6 0 Milngavie 353 0 Moffat 76 23 Monifieth 102 78 Montrose 306 70 Musselburgh 1,157 64 Nairn 228 16 Newburgh 104 66 New Galloway 10 0
Newmilns and Greenholm 267 94 Newport 60 0 Newton Stewart 154 154 North Berwick 191 191 Oban 318 318 Old Meldrum 78 17 Peebles 374 226 Penicuik 408 408 Peterhead 664 224 Pitlochry 63 0 Pittenweem 100 100 Portknockie 58 58 Portsoy 68 54 Prestonpans 437 0 Prestwick 298 0 Queensferry 240 223 Renfrew 1,290 806 Rosehearty 67 0 Rothes 34 34 Rothesay 229 229 St. Andrews 781 313 St. Monance 124 124 Saltcoats 796 388 Sanquhar 154 0 Selkirk 332 196 Stevenston 842 172 Stewarton 231 0 Stonehaven 226 0 Stornoway 286 286 Stranraer 664 550 Stromness 50 20 Tain 82 82 Tayport 186 0 Thurso 169 0 Tillicoultry 276 10 Tobermory 26 26 Tranent 558 512 Troon 606 445 Turriff 217 116 Whitburn 678 0 Whithorn 8 8 Wick 427 0 Wigtown 84 84 Total Small Burghs 53,235 23,350 GRAND TOTALS 248,091 61,152