§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many places are available in sheltered housing communities in Scotland; and if he will list these on a county and city basis.
§ Mr. William RossA survey undertaken at the end of 1973 showed that local authorities' current and planned provision 37W of sheltered housing at the time was as follows:
Places in sheltered housing at end 1973 Places in provided in sheltered housing by end 1978 Counties Aberdeen 94 600 Angus 20 340 Argyll — 110 Ayr 46 451 Banff — — Berwick — 93 Bute — — Caithness 8 83 Clackmannan — 20 Dumfries 14 45 Dunbarton 105 299 East Lothian — — Fife 25 402 Inverness — 228 Kincardine — 32 Kinross — — Kirkcudbright — — Lanark 83 1,455 Midlothian — 242 Moray and Nairn — 61 Orkney — 52 Perth 24 66 Renfrew — 478 Ross and Cromarty — 10 Roxburgh 18 20 Selkirk — 77 Stirling — 112 Sutherland 4 8 West Lothian — 132 Wigtown — — Zetland 9 71 Cities Aberdeen — 874 Dundee — 179 Edinburgh No return made 622 Glasgow No return made 6,000 Additional places are provided by housing associations, but no information is presently available as to their number. A further survey to be undertaken later this year will cover provision by local authorities and housing associations.