HC Deb 03 December 1979 vol 975 c44W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the amount spent on municipalisation housing measures in Scotland in each year since 1975.

Mr. Rifkind

The amounts spent by local authorities in recent years on the acquisition of houses from the private sector for improvement are estimated to have been:

1976–77 £0.984 million
1977–78 £1.806 million
1978–79 £2.368 million

No figures are available for 1975–76.