§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give figures showing the average discount on sales of local authority and new town dwellings in Scotland for all years since 1980.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is set out in the table.
Sales of dwellings Average discount Year Local authority New towns amount £ percentage amount £ percentage 1980 5,817 45.0 5,776 41.3 1981 6,248 45.3 6,110 40.1 1982 6,825 45.0 6,183 39.6 1983 7,225 44.3 6,299 38.0 1984 7,994 44.9 7,268 40.5 1985 9,278 48.2 8,182 41.8 1986 9,957 48.7 9,416 44.7 1987 11,224 52.5 10,436 48.5