HC Deb 10 February 1975 vol 886 cc36-7W
Mrs. Bain

asked 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 Ross

A survey undertaken at the end of 1973 showed that local authorities' current and planned provision 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.

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