§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the following information relating to housing in Scotland in 1981 (a) the number of permanent new dwellings started by (i) local authorities, (ii) new towns, (iii) the Scottish Special Housing Association, (iv) housing associations and (v) the private sector, (b) the number of dwellings in approved applications for improvement works by (i) local authorities (ii) new towns, (iii) the Scottish Special Housing Association and (iv) housing associations and (c) the number of dwellings in approved applications for private sector grants in the following categories (i) improvement, (ii) conversion, (iii) standard and (iv) repair grants.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information available to date for 1981 is set out in the following table: 169W
Agency New dwellings started Public Sector (dwellings) House Improvements Private Sector Grants Number of approved applications Improvement Conversion Repairs Standard Local Authorities 1,929 21,183* New Towns 733 Nil Scottish Special Housing Association 233 2,843 Housing Association 1,009 1,833 Private Sector 10,039† — 8,367 667 5,379 214 * Figures refer to tenders accepted. † 1981 information is not, at present, available for Edinburgh.