§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many housing associations have been created in Scotland since 1974; and how many housing association houses have been built in Scotland since that time.
§ Mr. Allan StewartSince the passing of the Housing Act 1974, 214 housing associations have been registered with the Housing Corporation in Scotland. Some 9,030 houses have been built between 1 April 1974 and 31 January 1983, and over 13,000 have been comprehensively rehabilitated by registered associations. Information about associations not registered with the Housing Corporation is not available.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many housing associations in Scotland are charitable housing associations; and what is the total number of houses owned by them and by all housing associations in Scotland.
§ Mr. Allan StewartNineteen charitable housing associations are registered with the Housing Corporation in Scotland. Nearly 21,000 completed houses are owned by housing associations registered with the Housing Corporation, of which an estimated 3,700 are in the possession of charitable housing associations. In addition, a number of houses are in housing association ownership pending the carrying out of works of rehabilitation.