§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the projects of new council house building proposed by Edinburgh District Council which are currently under construction or have been approved by his Department, the number of units in each development, and their likely year of completion.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownThe information is as follows:
to local authorities about the factors to be taken into account in future planning of their housing programmes.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownIn October last year my right hon. Friend asked local authorities—in Scottish Development Circular No. 100/1975—to undertake comprehensive assessments of housing needs as a basis for working out local policies and programmes, following the approach outlined in the recently published study "Local Housing Needs and Strategies: A Case Study of the Dundee Sub-Region". Both the circular and the study give advice on major factors which local authorities should take into account in making their assessments of need and in planning their housing programmes. In addition, Scottish Office officials have given a series of presentations on this subject to local authority members and officials. Further guidance will be provided in a manual on assessment which is now being prepared for the use of local authority staff.