§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report in relation to Glasgow district (a) the housing grant in each of the past three years, each expressed at current prices, (b) the total amount outstanding in interest charges on capital loans and the proportion of the housing budget the interest charges represent in 1982–83 and (c) the number of houses in Glasgow which are (i) sub-tolerable and (ii) in need of modernisation.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe amounts of housing support grant payable to the city of Glasgow district council for the years 1979–80, 1980–81 and 1981–82 were £41,496,149, £49,469,839 and £44,099,691, respectively. The council's housing revenue account interest charges for 1982–83, as estimated by the Secretary of State for the
Estimated Population Glasgow City District 1979, 1981 Age 30 June 1979 30 June 1981 Percentage change 1979–81 Number Percentage Number Percentage 0–15 187,422 23.6 164,232 21.4 -12.4 16–64 477,874 60.2 484,332 63.1 +1.4 65+ 129,020 16.2 118,892 15.5 -7.8 All Ages 794,316 100.0 767,456 100.0 -3.4