HC Deb 26 March 1987 vol 113 cc247-8W
Mr. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will outline the effects of current Government policies on the residents of outer city estates in Scotland.

Mr. Ancram

The Government's policy is to encourage the breaking down of the large single-tenure peripheral housing estates into smaller communities where the residents have a real tenure choice. In a number of areas significant progress is being achieved through, for example, joint ventures involving housing associations, building societies and private sector developers, through low cost home ownership initiatives, and through greater tenant an average manual worker's wage and (b) a married man on an average manual worker's wage whose wife's earnings are the average for women in full-time employment.

Mr. Ancram

The estimated average local tax bills under the community charge system and under a local income tax system with and without resource equalisation needed to replace domestic rates in 1985–86, are given in the following table for the specific cases requested.

involvement, including the development of management and ownership co-operatives. These polices are having a considerable effect in regenerating estates such as Whitfield, Dundee, and in improving the quality of life for the residents in these areas.