HC Deb 26 July 1977 vol 936 cc166-7W
Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many houses were below the tolerable standard in each district and island authority in Scotland at the latest available date;

(2) how many unfit houses were demolished or closed in each authority in Scotland in 1976–77.

Mr. Hugh D. Brown

Estimates provided by local authorities are as follows:

Local Authority Houses below tolerable standard at 31st December 1976 Unfit houses demolished or closed 1976–77
TAYSIDE REGION—
Angus 3,220 6
City of Dundee 8,750 331
Perth and Kinross 3,147 36
FIFE REGION—
Kirkcaldy 3,388 148
North East Fife 2,185
Dunfermline 1,394 11
LOTHIAN REGION—
West Lothian 1,511 5
City of Edinburgh 18,490 228
Midlothian 534 6
East Lothian 1,501 24
CENTRAL REGION—
Clackmannan 734
Stirling 1,221 70
Falkirk 2,694 99
BORDERS REGION—
Tweeddale 290
Ettrick and Lauderdale 1,046 4
Roxburgh 954
Berwickshire 400 8
STRATHCLYDE REGION—
Argyll and Bute 6,000 53
Dumbarton 353 4
City of Glasgow 55,000 2,505
Clydebank 620
Bearsden and Milngavie 40
Strathkelvin 310 3
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 126 9
Monklands 442 1
Motherwell 969 47
Hamilton 1,302 30
East Kilbride 131
Eastwood 95
Lanark 525 38
Renfrew 3,105 302
Inverclyde 894 194
Cunninghame 1,862 180
Kilmarnock and Loudoun 857 68
Kyle and Carrick 547 44
Cumnock and Doon Valley 158
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY REGION
Wigtown 236
Stewartry 409 17
Nithsdale 571 85
Annandale and Eskdale 460 17
ORKNEY ISLANDS AREA 2,437
SHETLAND ISLANDS AREA 1,397 23
WESTERN ISLES ISLANDS AREA 3,364 3
GRAND TOTAL FOR SCOTLAND 156,248 5,011