§ Mr. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of houses improved and demolished in housing action areas in each year since 1970.
§ Mr. AncramThe information requested from 1978 onwards, when statistics were first collected, is shown in the following table:
Period Number of dwellings Improved Demolished 1 April to 31 March 1978–80* 5,376 4,975 1980–81 2,761 821 1981–82 3,646 1,153 1982–83 3,426 974 1983–84 4,616 994 * 2 years.