Dwellings (Hansard, 23 February 1987)

§ Mr. Maxton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will provide details of the numbers of dwellings in Scotland which are (a) rented from a local authority, (b) rented from the Scottish Special Housing Association, and (c) rented from a new town development corporation for each of the years 1978 to 1986 inclusive;

(2) if he will provide the numbers of dwellings in Scotland which are privately rented, detailing the numbers which are (a) rented with business, (b) rented by virtue of employment, (c) other rented unfurnished and (d) other rented furnished for each of the years 1978 to 1986 inclusive, indicating the percentage of all households which are living in each of these sectors;

(3) if he will detail the existing provision of (a) sheltered housing, (b) amenity housing, (c) sheltered wheelchair housing, (d) wheelchair housing, (e) housing for the ambulant disabled and (f) other specially adapted housing; and if he will give the proportions provided by (i) public authorities, (ii) housing associations and (iii) the private sector, indicating the proportions which are rented housing and which are owner-occupied;

(4) if he will estimate the numbers of vacant houses in (a) the private rented sector and (b) the privately owned sector; and if he will break these figures down according to the reasons for vacancy;

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(5) if he will provide the number of new dwellings started in 1986 by (a) local authorities, (b) new towns (c) the Scottish Special Housing Association, (d) housing associations, (e) Government Departments and (f) he private sector; and if he will break down this information by district within regional sub-totals;

(6) if he will provide the percentage of sales of public sector dwellings since 1980 which have been (a) cottage type dwellings, (b) four in a block type dwellings, (c) low-rise flats and (d) high-rise flats; if he will express the sales of each type of dwellings as a percentage of the stock of each type of dwelling; and if he will provide this information for (i) local authorities, (ii) new towns and (iii) the Scottish Special Housing Association;

(7) if he will provide the percentage of sales of public sector dwellings since 1980 which have been (a) two-apartment dwellings, (b) three-apartment dwellings, (c) four-apartment dwellings, (d) five-apartment dwellings and (e) six or more apartment dwellings; and if he will provide this information for (i) local authorities, (ii) new towns and (iii) the Scottish Special Housing Association;

(8) if he will provide a detailed breakdown of local authority housing revenue account income for each of the years 1979–80 to 1986–87 inclusive; and if he will estimate income for 1987–88;

(9) if he will provide a detailed breakdown of local authority housing revenue account expenditure for each of the years 1979–80 to 1986–87; and if he will estimate expenditure for 1987–88;

(10) if he will give the average subsidy provided by housing support grant per local authority house for each of the years 1979–80 to 1987–88 inclusive;

(11) if he will provide the average annual rent for registered rents for 1978 and for 1986;

(12) if he will provide details of the type of short stay accommodation secured for homeless people and the percentage securing permanent accommodation for the years 1984–85 and 1985–86; and if he will provide this in a form similar to table 5 of SDD Statistical Bulletin HSIU number 17.