Housing (Hansard, 1 November 1990)

§ Mr. Dewar
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what sums have been paid by his Department to support housing associations in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Rifkind
The information requested is shown in the table:
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Year Housing Association Grant Revenue Grant

£ million £ million

1979–80 35.5 0.8

1980–81 50.6 1.3

1981–82 82.4 1.4

1982–83 104.2 1.2

1983–84 115.7 0.7

1984–85 127.7 0.4

1985–86 104.6 0.5

1986–87 106.6 0.6

1987–88 114.2 0.4

1988–89 150.1 0.5

From 1 April 1989, payment of grants to housing associations are made by Scottish Homes.

§ Dr. Godman
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of(a) unfit dwellings, (b) dwellings fit but lacking basic amenities, (c) non-standard dwellings in need of renovations and (d) dwellings afflicted by dampness in (i) Greenock and Port Glasgow, (ii) Strathclyde and (iii) Scotland as a whole.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
[holding answer 24 October 1990]: There is no definition of unfit houses in Scottish housing legislation. Each local authority provides the Scottish Development Department with an annual estimate of the number of houses in its area which fail the tolerable standard for housing, as set out in section 86 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987. The Department also collects annually information on local authority houses suffering from dampness and condensation; comparable information for housing in other ownerships is not held centrally. No information is held centrally on dwellings fit but lacking basic amenities or on non-standard dwellings in need of renovations.
The information for the year to 31 March 1989, the most recent available, is set out in the table. Figures for the areas of Greenock and Port Glasgow are not held separately; the details given are for the local authority district of Inverclyde.

Total number of houses of all types below tolerable standard Local authority houses with rising and penetrating dampness Local authority houses with condensation and rising and penetrating dampness

Inverclyde 1,411 Nil 8,091

Strathclyde 25,176 33,374 67,915

Scotland 55,897 48,597 82,827

Year	Housing Association Grant	Revenue Grant
	£ million	£ million
1979–80	35.5	0.8
1980–81	50.6	1.3
1981–82	82.4	1.4
1982–83	104.2	1.2
1983–84	115.7	0.7
1984–85	127.7	0.4
1985–86	104.6	0.5
1986–87	106.6	0.6
1987–88	114.2	0.4
1988–89	150.1	0.5

	Total number of houses of all types below tolerable standard	Local authority houses with rising and penetrating dampness	Local authority houses with condensation and rising and penetrating dampness
Inverclyde	1,411	Nil	8,091
Strathclyde	25,176	33,374	67,915
Scotland	55,897	48,597	82,827