HC Deb 20 July 1981 vol 9 cc21-2W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the percentage of households in Scotland and the four Scottish cities which are (a) public sector, (b) owner-occupied and (c) privately rented.

Mr. Rifkind

Reliable figures are available only for dwellings, not households. The basis of the available figures is however not uniform in relation to Scotland and each city; in the following table, housing association dwellings are included in the Scotland and Glasgow figures under privately rented, whereas in the other three cities they are included under public sector:

Dwellings by Tenure—31 March 1980
Percentages
Public Sector Owner-Occupied Privately Rented (includes other tenures)
Aberdeen 51 40 9
Dundee 62 26 12
Edinburgh 35 55 9
Glasgow 65 25 10
Scotland 54 36 10

Note: Owing to rounding, percentages may not total 100.