HC Deb 29 October 1986 vol 103 cc192-3W
Mr. Kirkwood

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a list of local authorities with Orlit and Orlit-type houses in their area, and, for each local authority and the Scottish Special Housing Association, showing total numbers of houses, numbers demolished, numbers on which remedial work has started and numbers still awaiting attention.

Mr. Ancram

The table lists Scottish local authorities which have publicly owned Orlit or Blackburn-Orlit dwellings in their areas; the numbers reported to be owned by local auhorities and other public bodies excepting the Scottish Special Housing Association; and the numbers now owned by the Scottish Special Housing Association.

Information is not held centrally on the numbers demolished or on which remedial works have been undertaken by the local authorities: but the Scottish Special Housing Association has demolished 144 Orlit dwellings and has carried out remedial works on 582 out of the 964 it now owns.

In addition, the local authorities own approximately 400 single-storey Orlit bungalows which are not included in the above totals.

Table showing distribution of Orlit and Blackburn-Orlit dwellings by local authority area Dwellings in private ownership are not included
Orlit Blackburn-Orlit
Reported to be owned by local authority and other public bodies Currently owned by Scottish Special Housing Association Reported to be owned by local authority
Lothian
East Lothian 208
Edinburgh City 602 2 214
Midlothian 263
West Lothian 217
Strathclyde
Argyll and Bute 77
Clydebank 4
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 18
Cumnock and Doon Valley 24
Cunninghame 54 108
Dumbarton 443
Glasgow City 453 490 134
Hamilton 204 106
Kyle and Carrick 74
Monklands 104
Renfrew 46
Strathkelvin 34
Tayside
Angus 105
Dundee City 553 53
Perth and Kinross 47
Islands
Western Isles 4
TOTALS 4,793 964 352