§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many council houses were sold in 1982 in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee, respectively; and what proportion they constitute of each city's local authority housing stock;
(2) how many council houses were sold in Scotland in 1982; and what proportion they constitute of the total local authority housing stock.
§ Mr. Allan StewartInformation is not yet available for the whole of 1982. The information set out in the following table is for the period 1 January to 30 September 1982:
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Total local authority houses sold Proportion per cent. of local authority stock Scotland 8,691 0.98 Edinburgh 640 1.16 Glasgow 1,207 0.7 Aberdeen 297 0.75 Dundee 194 0.48
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money has accrued to local authorities as a result of council house sales in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, respectively, and Scotland as a whole.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested, for council house sales in the period 1 April 1979 to 30 September 1982, is given in the following table:
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Sales to private individuals Sales to other than private individuals Aggregate of selling prices (after discount) Percentage of sales known to be financed by local authority loans Aggregate of selling prices £ million £ million Aberdeen 3.92 11 0.06 Edinburgh 15.62 61 — Glasgow 7.31 5 1.78 Dundee* 1.19 71 0.02 Scotland 135.43 27 2.86 * 1 April 1979 to 31 March 1982 only. Where sales to private individuals were financed either in whole or in part by a loan from a local authority, the money accrues to the local authority over the period of the loan rather than at the date of the sale.