§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the repairs and maintenance grants available to owner-occupiers in Glasgow; and if he will show expenditure against each grant item for each of the past 12 years.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonLocal authorities may give grants for works of repair under section 248 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987. Such grants are not confined to owner-occupiers. They may be awarded to landlords, tenants and commercial proprietors participating in works of common repair under statutory notice. Grant is not available for maintenance, which is the responsibility of the owner or tenant.
The following table lists expenditure on repairs grants by Glasgow district council from 1980 to 1989, the most recent year for which figures are available, in respect of all categories of applicant. No information is held centrally on grants to owner-occupiers alone. Comparable information is not available for earlier years.
£'000 1980 666 1981 1,377 1982 3,704 1983 17,004 1984 30,876 1985 32,064 1986 24,144 1987 24,117 1988 23,575 1989 30,197