§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will meet local authority leaders in Scotland to discuss with them ways to increase the number of sheltered homes in Scotland.
§ Mr. YoungerWe have encouraged local authorities and providers of sheltered housing to devote more of their efforts to the provision of special needs housing, and since the Government took office the number of sheltered dwellings and bed spaces in Scotland has more than doubled. In the circumstances I do not consider that a meeting is necessary.
143W
§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many sheltered homes for elderly people were built by local authorities in the calendar year 1983.
§ Mr. YoungerThe latest information available relates to the year April 1982–March 1983 during which the increase in the provision of sheltered housing by local authorities was approximately 1,300 dwellings containing some 2,500 bed spaces.