§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the population of the Glasgow eastern area renewal area when the Glasgow eastern area renewal area project in Glasgow came into operation; and what is the present population.
§ Mr. RifkindThe precise information requested is not available. The latest estimate of the GEAR population is 45,000 at December 1977, based on a 10 per cent. sample survey of households.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many retired citizens, male and female, live in the Glasgow eastern area renewal area of Glasgow.
§ Mr. RifkindThe latest estimates are 2,900 men and 5,800 women at December 1977 based on a 10 per cent. sample survey of households.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the (a) primary and (b) secondary school population of the Glasgow eastern area renewal area, Glasgow.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherAt September 1978, the latest date for which information is available, there were 4,447 pupils attending primary schools and 4,025 pupils attending secondary schools situated within the boundary of the Glasgow eastern area renewal project. Some of these pupils come to school from outwith the area and others living within the project area attend schools elsewhere, but the precise numbers involved in these movements are not available.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many adult (a) males and (b) females are unemployed 148W in the Glasgow eastern area renewal area of Glasgow; and what percentage each is of the adult (a) male and (b) female population, respectively.
§ Mr. RifkindThe only available estimates relating specifically to the GEAR area are those for December 1977, based on a 10 per cent. sample survey of households:
Number unemployed Percentage of total male/female population Percentage of economically active male/female population Male 2,450 11 21 Female 950 4 12
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many juvenile (a) males and (b) females are unemployed in the Glasgow eastern area renewal area of Glasgow; and what percentage this is of the juvenile (a) male and (b) female population, respectively.
§ Mr. RifkindThe only available estimates relating specifically to the GEAR area are those for December 1977, based on a 10 per cent. sample survey of households:
Number of 16–17 year olds unemployed Percentage of economically active 16–17 year olds 470 36 Separate estimates for males and females are not available.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs have been (a) lost and (b) created in the Glasgow eastern area renewal area of Glasgow since the Glasgow eastern area renewal project came into operation.
§ Mr. RifkindFigures for job losses are not available. It is estimated that factories completed or currently being built by the Scottish Development Agency will, by the end of 1979, have preserved some 400 jobs which might otherwise have been lost from the area and created a further 115. In addition, BSC (Industry) Ltd. has provided over 300 jobs through its Clyde workshops project.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses have been (a) built and (b) demolished in the Glasgow eastern area renewal area 149W of Glasgow since the Glasgow eastern area renewal project came into operation.
§ Mr. RifkindAbout 750 and 300 respectively.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses below the tolerable standard there are in the Glasgow eastern area renewal area of Glasgow.
§ Mr. RifkindAbout 4,400—of which about 2,000 are presently included in housing action areas for improvement.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money has been spent to date in the Glasgow eastern area renewal project.
§ Mr. RifkindEstimated total capital expenditure to October 1979 is £57 million.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money still has to be spent in the Glasgow eastern area renewal project.
§ Mr. RifkindThe scale of further expenditure is dependent on a range of factors, including the speed at which capital programmes are implemented and the curent review of prioties being undertaken by the participant authorities.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money has been spent to date on environmental improvements and landscaping in the Glasgow eastern area renewal area of Glasgow.
§ Mr. RifkindEstimated capital expenditure on derelict land clearance and environmental improvements, including landscaping, to October 1979 is £4.1 million.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) whether he has recently met the Scottish Development Agency to discuss the Glasgow eastern area renewal project in Glasgow; and, if not, if he intends to do so in the near future;
(2) whether he has recently met the Glasgow district council to discuss the Glasgow eastern area renewal project in Glasgow; and, if not, if he intends to do so in the near future;
150W(3) if he has recently met the Strathclyde regional council to discuss the Glasgow eastern area renewal project in Glasgow; and, if not, if he intends to do so in the near future;
(4) if he has recently met the Scottish Special Housing Association to discuss the Glasgow eastern area renewal project in Glasgow; and, if not, if he intends to do so in the near future;
(5) if he has recently met the Greater Glasgow health board to discuss the Glasgow eastern area renewal project in Glasgow; and if not, if he intends to do so in the near future.
§ Mr. RifkindI chaired a meeting of the GEAR governing committee on 4 June and will be having further discussions about the project with Glasgow district and Strathclyde region on 17 December. Discussions involving the other organisations will be resumed in due course.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received about the Glasgow eastern area renewal project in Glasgow.
§ Mr. RifkindNone outwith discussions with the participant authorities about the progress of the project.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any further decisions about resources for the Glasgow eastern area renewal area in Glasgow have been made.
§ Mr. RifkindNo, but I assume the participants in the project will give the same relative priority to the area within their reduced budgets. The Government will continue to asisst directly through urban grant.
§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any plans to establish an urban development corporation for the Glasgow eastern area renewal area of Glasgow.
§ Mr. RifkindI am reviewing the existing machinery of the GEAR project but have not yet reached any decision on what, if any, changes should be made.