§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing (a) the number of people on housing waiting lists, (b) the number of new public sector houses built, (c) the number of new private sector houses built, (d) the number of new lets and re-lets from waiting lists and (e) the number of people housed under the homeless persons legislation in each district and islands area in 1978–79 and in the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonConsistent reliable information on the number of people on housing waiting lists and the number of lets and re-lets from waiting lists is not available. The table below shows the numbers of new public and private sector dwellings completed in the years 1978–79 and 1985–86, the latest year for which figures are available, together with the numbers of applicants housed in permanent or temporary accommodation under the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 in those years.
§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list actions taken by the Government to improve the choice of rented accommodation for people in Scotland since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Government's commitment to extending choice for those who wish to rent is reflected by action taken to stimulate housing provision in both the public and private sectors. Total gross investment in Scottish public sector housing has risen by 14 per cent. in real terms since 1979. Within this total, capital allocations to local authorities have risen by 82 per cent., or £188 million, over the last three years. Substantially increased resources have been made available to the housing association movement for which over £100 million has been provided in each of the last six years, and where 30,000 new tenancies have been created. Other action taken by the Government includes the introduction of short tenancies, under part IV of the Tenants' Rights Etc (Scotland) Act 1980, to stimulate the supply of accommodation to rent in the private sector. The Local Government Bill at present before Parliament includes provisions to give Scottish local authorities new powers to give financial assistance to private landlords, including housing associations, to encourage the provision of housing for rent.
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New dwellings completed and applicants housed under the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977, 1978–79 and 1985–86—Scotland Numbers New dwellings completed 1978–79 1985–86 Applicants housed Public sector Private sector Public sector Private sector 1978–79 1985–86 Berwickshire 16 12 12 26 18 4 Ettrick and Lauderdale 114 31 0 62 23 11 Roxburgh 26 22 8 31 24 17 Tweeddale 39 13 0 56 22 .. Clackmannan 32 111 30 53 167 273 Falkirk 158 496 45 428 202 1,474 Stirling 91 324 39 179 266 .. Annandale and Eskdale 233 61 34 60 22 32 Nithsdale 71 216 128 221 117 136 Stewartry 49 78 52 47 30 62 Wigtown 34 103 109 67 67 43 Dunfermline 132 367 167 274 317 383 Kirkcaldy 484 295 149 336 227 385 North East Fife 107 211 68 205 120 301 Aberdeen 1,070 658 250 858 268 908 Banff and Buchan 488 242 95 181 51 29 Gordon 159 690 138 307 20 44 Kincardine and Deeside 57 266 187 409 16 18 Moray 48 252 97 206 54 158 Badenoch and Strathspey 0 36 0 63 16 .. Caithness 126 39 36 57 22 2 Inverness 310 442 194 374 63 129 Lochaber 47 43 28 17 20 25 Nairn 26 67 20 19 21 16 Ross and Cromarty 127 170 45 189 27 14 Skye and Lochalsh 0 42 52 17 14 .. Sutherland 26 19 50 25 2 0 East Lothian 110 153 123 347 154 389 Edinburgh 574 1,685 67 1,710 386 926 Midlothian 2 174 64 64 56 65 West Lothian 477 601 91 556 277 169 Argyll and Bute 145 124 43 128 155 144 Bearsden and Milngavie 66 207 0 93 5 40 Clydebank 21 42 28 110 114 214 Clydesdale 31 303 30 136 76 38 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 398 292 6 199 101 198 Cumnock and Doon Valley 92 35 23 60 41 35 Cunninghame 524 326 72 411 277 268 Dumbarton 4 240 14 187 236 282 East Kilbride 29 78 19 406 199 247 Eastwood 0 213 54 412 5 7 Glasgow 1,448 304 302 1,697 1,931 2,148 Hamilton 147 235 12 281 305 313 Inverclyde 217 95 74 205 176 214 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 175 247 30 261 48 149 Kyle and Carrick 75 636 58 178 188 230 Monklands 93 315 0 205 366 144 Motherwell 160 231 55 310 494 539 Renfrew 455 427 28 642 696 1,041 Strathkelvin 242 557 6 148 155 145 Angus 123 292 132 90 148 131 Dundee 166 240 78 196 264 601 Perth and Kinross 102 445 0 456 185 342 Orkney Islands 30 59 8 35 4 11 Shetland Islands 90 96 30 112 37 79 Western Isles 222 160 70 106 54 25 .. Not available.
§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many households are overcrowded in each district and islands area.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation on overcrowding under part VII of the Housing (Scotland)424W Act 1987 is not available centrally. Limited information on number of persons per room is available from the census 1981 Scotland housing and household report, table 33 "Small area statistics".
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New dwellings completed and applicants housed under the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977, 1978–79 and 1985–86—Scotland Numbers New dwellings completed Applicants housed 1978–79 1985–86 1978–79 1985–86 Public sector Private sector Public sector Private sector Berwickshire 16 12 12 26 18 4 Ettrick and Lauderdale 114 31 0 62 23 11 Roxburgh 26 22 8 31 24 17 Tweeddale 39 13 0 56 22 n.a. Clackmannan 32 111 30 53 167 273 Falkirk 158 496 45 428 202 1,474 Stirling 91 324 39 179 266 n.a. Annandale and Eskdale 233 61 34 60 22 32 Nithsdale 71 216 128 221 117 136 Stewartry 49 78 52 47 30 62 Wigtown 34 103 109 67 67 43 Dunfermline 132 367 167 274 317 383 Kirkcaldy 484 295 149 336 227 385 North East Fife 107 211 68 205 120 301 Aberdeen 1,070 658 250 858 268 908 Banff and Buchan 488 242 95 181 51 29 Gordon 159 690 138 307 20 44 Kincardine and Deeside 57 266 187 409 16 18 Moray 48 252 97 206 54 158 Badenoch and Strathspey 0 36 0 63 16 n.a. Caithness 126 39 36 57 22 2 Inverness 310 442 194 374 63 129 Lochaber 47 43 28 17 20 25 Nairn 26 67 20 19 21 16 Ross and Cromarty 127 170 45 189 27 14 Skye and Lochalsh 0 42 52 17 14 n.a. Sutherland 26 19 50 25 2 0 East Lothian 110 153 123 347 154 389 Edinburgh 574 1,685 67 1,710 386 926 Midlothian 2 174 64 64 56 65 West Lothian 477 601 91 556 277 169 Argyll and Bute 145 124 43 128 155 144 Bearsden and Milngavie 66 207 0 93 5 40 Clyedebank 21 42 28 110 114 214 Clydesdale 31 303 30 136 76 38 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 398 292 6 199 101 198 Cumnock and Doon Valley 92 35 23 60 41 35 Cunninghame 524 326 72 411 277 268 Dumbarton 4 240 14 187 236 282 East Kilbride 29 78 19 406 199 247 Eastwood 0 213 54 412 5 7 Glasgow 1,448 304 302 1,697 1,931 2,148 Hamilton 147 235 12 281 305 313 Inverclyde 217 95 74 205 176 214 Kilmarnock and Loudoun 175 247 30 261 48 149 Kyle and Carrick 75 636 58 178 188 230 Monklands 93 315 0 205 366 144 Motherwell 160 231 55 310 494 539 Renfrew 455 427 28 642 696 1,041 Strathkelvin 242 557 6 148 155 145 Angus 123 292 132 90 148 131 Dundee 166 240 78 196 264 401 Perth and Kinross 102 445 9 456 185 342 Orkney Islands 30 59 8 35 4 11 Shetland Islands 30 96 30 112 37 19 Western Isles 222 160 70 106 54 25 n.a.—Not available.
§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will commission a comprehensive national house condition survey in Scotland.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI have no immediate plans to do so but am considering representations from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and others on this subject at the present time.
§ Mr. Wrayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest numbers for houses in need of urgent repair in Scotland.
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. Wrayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many people are on housing waiting lists in Glasgow Provan, and in the whole of the Greater Glasgow area, respectively;
(2) what is the number of people on housing waiting lists in Scotland.
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonReliable and consistent information on waiting list figures is not available centrally.