§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to how many houses in the Dundee district authority area are(a) below tolerable standard; (b) require comprehensive modernisation; (c) require major repairs and (d) are affected by dampness, in the public and private sectors, respectively, on the latest available figures; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe available information is set out in the table:
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Dwellings Local authority (a) (b) (c) (d) Below tolerable standard Year position at 31 March Public Private Requiring comprehensive modernisation Requiring major repairs Affected by dampness 1979 1,734 6,078 n/a n/a n/a 1980 1,233 5,779 n/a n/a n/a 1981 n/a n/a n/a n/a 100 1982 1,027 3,776 n/a n/a 140 1983 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1984 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1,000 1985 70 2,074 n/a n/a 1,341 1986 12 1,458 10,366 11,810 2,900 1987 50 2,650 13,825 n/a 2,680 Notes:
n/a—Not available.
1 Estimate.
The information is taken from returns submitted to the Scottish Development by Dundee District.
Information on (b), (c) and (d) was not collected prior to 1981.
No returns received on BTS in 1981, 1983 and 1984.
No returns received on the other categories in 1983.