HC Deb 11 February 1991 vol 185 cc359-60W
Mr. McMaster

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the housing support grant for Renfrew district council for each year since 1975.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested is shown in the table.

Right to Buy Sales by public sector housing agency—Scotland
Number of sales October 1980 to September 1990 Percentage of stock at 30 September1980 sold of which in 1990
SCOTLAND 198,925 19.1 2.5
LOCAL AUTHORITY 150,520 16.8 2.4
Borders
Berwickshire 665 23.3 1.6
Ettrick and Lauderdale 1,215 24.4 1.8
Roxburgh 1,255 20.0 1.4
Tweeddale 374 23.0 1.2
Central
Clackmannan 1,794 18.7 2.4
Falkirk 6,420 19.1 2.0
Stirling 2,621 20.0 2.7
Dumfries and Galloway

£ million
11979–80 6.5
1980–81 6.6
1981–82 2.2
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92 20.0285
1 Exchequer subsidy in the form of housing support grant became payable from 1979–80.
2 Housing support grant for 1991–92 relates to the estimated deficit on hostel running costs during the year.