§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses were built to be rented in the public sector in each year since 1979 in(a) Inverclyde, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 26 January 1989]The information set out in the table is for houses completed by local authorities, new towns, Scottish Special Housing Association and Government Departments for the years in question. These figures could contain some houses built for sale.
Public Sector (Excluding Housing Associations) New houses completed Year Inverclvde Strathclyde Scotland 1979 64 3,377 8,063 1980 8 2,518 7,488 1981 — 3,419 7,066 1982 26 1,426 3,733 1983 — 1,035 3,492 1984 — 840 2,647 1985 30 928 2,828 1986 — 609 2,301 1987 81 518 2,630 11988 — 657 22,138 1 January-September. 2 Returns outstanding from 10 districts.