§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many council houses have been sold by Glasgow district council in each year since the introduction of the Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980;
(2) what was the average discount given to tenants buying their council house in Glasgow in each year since the introduction of the Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980.
§ Mr. AncramThe information requested is provided in the following table: 123W
Period Number of houses sold Average discount £ 1981 18 8,268 1982 1,245 8,314 1983–Q1,2and3 1,062 7,981 No houses were sold to sitting tenants in this district during the period October 1980 to September 1981.
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of the number of council houses sold by Glasgow district council since the introduction of the Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980, showing the proportion of semi-detached houses, terraced houses with gardens, maisonettes and flats which have been sold.
§ Mr. AncramThe information available is set out in the following table. It is not possible to distinguish between semi-detached and terraced houses.
Sales to sitting tenants, Glasgow District, October 1981 to 30 September 1983 Number of houses sold Percentage Detached houses 2 0.1 Semi-detached or terraced houses 1,554 66.8 Maisonettes 6 0.3 Flats 763 32.8 No houses were sold to sitting tenants between October 1980 and 30 September 1981.
Mr. Mc Taggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average selling price of a council house in Glasgow for each year since the introduction of the Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980.
§ Mr. AncramThe information requested is set out in the following table:
Glasgow average selling price of council houses to sitting tenants Period Average selling price £ 1980 Q4 No sales 1981 8,900 1982 9,650 1983 Q1, 2, 3 9,500