§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the level of the housing capital programme for Dundee district council for each year since 1979, at 1987 prices.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonGross housing capital allocations (ie the aggregate of housing revenue account and non-housing revenue account allocations) to the city of Dundee district council have been as follows:
1987–88 prices1 £ million 1979–80 15.048 1980–81 13.808 1981–82 12.114 1982–83 16.427 1983–84 15.788 1984–85 16.030 1985–86 15.210 1986–87 17.140 1987–88 21.500 1 Using GDP deflators.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest number of houses in need of urgent repair in Dundee; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of people on housing waiting lists in each district authority area in Scotland; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonReliable and consistent information on waiting list figures is not available centrally.
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§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest figures for house building by public and private sectors in(a) Scotland as a whole and (b) Dundee district authority area; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe latest figures for housebuilding in the public and private sectors in Scotland as a whole were published in table 1 of "Statistical Bulletin HSIU No. 31-Q1(87)" which is sent to all hon. Members for Scottish constituencies. The details requested for Dundee district are set out in the table:
Dundee district—Housebuilding Year Public sector Private sector 1979 342 261 1980 224 244 1981 351 160 1982 162 162 1983 148 469 1984 155 470 1985 222 250 1986 83 179