§ 18. Mr. Hugh D. Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of houses owned by the prison department; how many are available for sale; how many have been sold or are on offer; and how many are unoccupied at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Allan StewartDuring the period 1 December 1981 to 21 January 1983 246 sales were completed. On 21 January 1983, 1,382 married quarters were owned by my right hon. Friend; of these, 1,300 are currently available for sale or will be shortly under the terms of the extended sales scheme I announced recently—[Vol. 34, c. 658.] On 1 January 1983 there were 220 vacant married quarters.