HC Deb 12 November 1987 vol 122 cc277-8W
Mr. McAllion

To 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-Hamilton

Gross 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. McAllion

To 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-Hamilton

This information is not held centrally.

Mr. McAllion

To 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-Hamilton

Reliable and consistent information on waiting list figures is not available centrally.

Mr. McAllion

To 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-Hamilton

The 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