HC Deb 03 April 1979 vol 965 cc657-8W
Mr. Younger

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, pursuant to his answer of 31 July 1978, Official Report, c. 50, he will publish expenditure on Scottish housing in 1978–79 and in each year since 1970.

figures for the number of full-time fishermen for the years 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1978.

Mr. Hugh D. Brown

The number of full-time fishermen—excluding crofter fishermen—employed in Scottish fisheries districts is given in the table below:—

Mr. Hugh D. Brown

The latest available information was published in "Scottish Abstract of Statistics" number 8 which is available in the House of Commons Library.

Mr. Younger

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, pursuant to his answer of 22 February 1978, Official Report, c. 688, he will give the latest figures for expenditure on housing in Scotland in the years 1970–71, 1973–74, 1978–79 and the expected figures for 1982–83.

Mr. Milan

Public expenditure on housing in Scotland is estimated as follows:—

£ million at 1978 Survey prices
1973–74 658
1978–79 607
1982–83 690

The corresponding figure for 1970–71 is £651 million.