§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what was the gross amount and number of advances made for house purchase in 1972–73, 1973–74 and 1974–75 by each district and island authority in Scotland or the authorities which they have succeeded;
(2) what was the gross amount and number of advances made for house improvement in 1972–73, 1973–74 and 1974–75 by each district and island authority in Scotland or the authorities which they have succeeded.
§ Mr. William RossThe available information is as follows:
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Gross Advances (£'000) Local Authority 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 East Kilbride … … … 12 70 45 Eastwood … … … 23 93 181 Glasgow … … … 2,251 2,857 4,346 Hamilton … … … 13 14 21 Inverclyde … … … 749 1,280 1,736 Kilmarnock and Loudoun … … … — — — Kyle and Carrick … … … 36 4 24 Lanark … … … — 7 23 Monklands … … … 82 104 140 Motherwell … … … 8 15 30 Renfrew … … … 215 665 661 Annandale and Eskdale … … … 65 60 105 Wigtown … … … 28 37 20 Nithsdale … … … 174 185 130 Stewartry … … … 24 20 13 Orkney … … … 102 249 214 Shetland … … … 273 585 679 Western Isles … … … 1 9 22 Notes:
(1) The figures are allocated by new district and islands authority areas.
(2) No detailed breakdown is available between lending for house purchase and for improvement.Lending for the latter purpose is however only a small component of total lending.