§ Mr. Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received concerning the coordination of Forestry Commission, DAFS, and local authority policy on the direction of upland land use in the borders region.
§ Mr. RifkindI have received no such representations.
Local authority vacant stock as at 31 March 1986 Districts Vacant stock Length of vacancy of Local Authority dwellings available for letting Vacant Local Authority dwellings not available for letting Available for letting Not available for letting Under 1 month 1 to 3 months 4 to 6 months Over 6 months Not known Total Awaiting or undergoing improvement or repair Held to decant households during repair etc. Acquired for demolition Awaiting demolition Others Total not available for letting Scotland 12,430 10,875 2,121 2,148 635 669 6,857 12,430 6,945 1,690 396 781 1,055 10,875 Borders 71 233 30 23 7 11 0 71 192 41 0 0 0 233 Berwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ettrick and Lauderdale 35 36 21 6 2 6 0 35 12 24 0 0 0 36 Roxburgh 31 194 4 17 5 5 0 31 180 14 0 0 0 194 Tweedale 5 3 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 Central 492 611 4 11 3 0 474 492 387 202 0 12 10 611 Clackmannan 18 147 4 11 3 0 0 18 124 13 0 0 10 147 Falkirk 250 392 0 0 0 0 250 250 191 189 0 12 0 392 Stirling 224 72 0 0 0 0 224 224 72 0 0 0 0 72 Dumfries and Galloway 37 202 27 10 0 0 0 37 130 24 0 0 48 202 Annandale and Eskdale 35 22 25 10 0 0 0 35 10 12 0 0 0 22 Nithsdale 0 168 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 0 48 168 Stewartry 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0 0 12 Wigtown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fife 1,118 456 615 386 83 34 0 1,118 111 233 0 73 39 456 Dumfermline 229 65 73 145 8 3 0 229 21 0 0 44 0 65 Kirkcaldy 833 308 509 223 70 31 0 833 58 184 0 29 37 308 North East Fife 56 83 33 18 5 0 0 56 32 49 0 0 2 83 Grampian 847 694 264 455 63 65 0 847 362 69 134 47 74 694 Aberdeen 545 502 170 276 54 45 0 545 236 18 132 43 73 502 Banff and Buchan 171 8 82 82 7 0 0 171 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ 8 8 Gordon 20 183 11 8 1 0 0 20 126 51 2 4 0 183 Kincardine and Deeside 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 Moray 109 0 0 89 0 20 0 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 Highland 131 252 32 99 0 0 0 131 38 60 0 150 4 252 Badenoch and Strathspey 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Caithness 51 46 5 46 0 0 0 51 23 23 0 0 0 46 Inverness 59 32 17 42 0 0 0 59 0 32 0 0 0 32 Lochaber 0 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 149 Nairn 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Ross and Cromarty 20 18 10 10 0 0 0 20 10 4 0 0 4 18 Skye and Lochalsh 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Sutherland 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 Lothian 916 3,561 251 303 155 205 2 916 2,862 595 72 9 23 3,561 East Lothian 56 74 0 56 0 0 0 56 74 0 0 0 0 74 Edinburgh 640 3,481 147 141 148 204 0 640 2,788 595 72 3 23 3,481 Midlothian 83 0 0 83 0 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 West Lothian 137 6 104 23 7 1 2 137 0 0 0 6 0 6 Strathclyde 8,115 4,150 659 659 229 187 6,381 8,115 2,734 273 190 488 465 4,150 Argyl and Bute 63 27 16 18 5 24 0 63 9 0 0 0 18 27 Bearsden and Milngavie 2 26 2 0 0 0 0 2 25 0 0 0 1 26 Clydebank 141 78 14 53 39 20 15 141 78 0 0 0 0 78 Clydesdale 13 0 8 4 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 41 10 17 15 2 7 0 41 8 2 0 0 0 10 Cumnock and Doon Valley 94 41 32 50 6 6 0 94 11 0 0 30 0 41 Cunninghame 83 298 70 8 2 3 0 83 281 17 0 0 0 298 Dumbarton 54 172 3 31 12 8 0 54 153 2 0 0 17 172 East Kilbride 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 Eastwood 126 1 51 74 1 0 0 126 1 0 0 0 0 1 Glasgow 6,366 1,166 0 0 0 0 6,366 6,366 693 48 189 72 164 1,166 Hamilton 94 239 39 40 15 0 0 94 217 18 1 1 2 239 Inverclyde 218 126 0 89 61 68 0 218 40 0 0 0 86 126