§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest figures for vacant dwellings in Scotland owned(a) by Government Departments or agencies, (1)) local authorities and (c) private owners.
Donations Collected Donors Bled 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 (a) Scotland January-March 69,594 73,392 74,441 79,074 75,931 April-June 72,450 73,881 76,183 76,097 72,066 July-September 71,795 72,102 75,269 74,274 69,315 October-December 72,155 73,987 73,355 74,959 70,902 Total 285,994 293,362 299,248 304,404 288,214 (b) West of Scotland Region January-March 37,713 39,357 39,171 39,577 38,585 April-June 36,814 37,011 38,016 37,564 35,490 July-September 35,392 35,180 37,382 37,921 33,074 October-December 36,025 37,361 36,067 37,167 32,015 Total 145,944 148,909 150,636 152,229 139,164 Notes:
1. One donation is equivalent to 200 ml (approximately) of plasma.
2. The basis of recording changed (from 1985) from "donations collected" to "donors bled". The two figures are not totally comparable as some donors may not be able to complete the donation.