HC Deb 11 May 1982 vol 23 cc236-7W
Mr. McTaggart

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Glasgow have died of hypothermia in each of the past two years; and how many were males over 65 and females over 60 years of age.

Mr. John MacKay

The information is given in the following table.

(2) what has been (a) the allocated expenditure, (b) the actual expenditure, (c) the percentage of allocation spent, (d) the number of houses insulated and (e) the percentage of the private stock they comprise; and what details he has for the projected average annual expenditure on the scheme.

Allan Stewart

The information readily available centerally is as follows:

Notes:

1. The figures for the public sector relate solely to Glasgow District Council since separate information on other agencies is not available.

2. The allocations for insulation of Glasgow District Council houses in 1980–81 and 1981–82 respectively were incorporated in the block allocation given for the Housing Revenue Account.

3. The only information so far available for 1982–83 is the allocation of £327,000 made for private sector insulation.

4. No information on projected expenditure for future years is available.