§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will uprate the housing improvement grant ceiling for Glasgow tenement properties from the present level in line with changes in the retail price index.
§ Mr. AncramThe limit on eligible expenditure applying to improvement grants for pre-1914 tenements in housing action areas in Glasgow now stands at £13,800 in respect of applications approved by the local authority on or after 13 June 1983. This represents a 20 per cent. increase on the level that has applied since 1981 and I see no reason to consider a further increase now.