§ Mr. GrahamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what money is being allocated to Renfrew district council, Inverclyde district council and Strathclyde regional council to deal with homelessness.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe provisional housing capital allocations for 1991–92 issued to Renfrew and Inverclyde district councils are as follows:
£ million HRA block1 Non-HRA block2 Total Renfrew District 17.604 3.957 21.561 Inverclyde District 7.756 2.850 10.606 1 For capital investment in council housing. 2 For capital investment in private housing. These resources are not specifically earmarked to deal with homelessness, but the authorities may use relevant allocations for homelessness where this is seen as a local priority.
In addition support to revenue expenditure will be made available in 1991–92 through housing support grant to Renfrew and Inverclyde district councils to fund the estimated deficit on their hostels in 1991–92 (£28,500 and £153,000, respectively); and through aggregate external finance to Renfrew and Inverclyde district councils and Strathclyde regional council.
§ Mr. GrahamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses Scottish Homes has allocated to provide homes to those people on the homeless list of Scottish local authorities; and if he will list them by constituency.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonScottish Homes does not hold this information centrally. However, I understand that Scottish Homes is currently, in partnership with local authorities, actively seeking to establish the most effective way of reducing the number of homeless and roofless people, including the provision of more furnished and supported accommodation for young single homeless people.