§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is his estimate of the number of houses in Renfrew district which are below minimum required standards; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will publish a table showing the number of (a) houses of all forms of tenure which are below tolerable standard, (b) local authority houses which have rising and penetrating dampness, (c) Scottish Homes houses which have rising and penetrating dampness, (d) local authority houses with condensation and rising and penetrating dampness and (e) Scottish Homes houses with condensation and rising and penetrating dampness, in (i) Renfrew district and (ii) Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Scottish Office does not make estimates of houses that are below minimum required standards.
Local authorities' estimates of the number of dwellings in their districts below the tolerable standard at 31 March 1990 were published in tables 16 and 17 of the "Scottish Office Statistical Bulletin HSG/1991/2". Copies were sent to all Members representing Scottish constituencies and are available in the Library.
Local authorities provide estimates of the numbers of local authority dwellings affected by condensation and dampness to the Scottish Office each year. The figures for Renfrew district and Scotland setting out the position as at 31 March 1990 are shown in the table. Comparable information for Scottish Homes stock is not held centrally.
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Local authority dwellings affected by condensation and dampness as at 31 March 1990 Rising and penetrating damp only Condensation only Condensation and rising and penetrating damp Renfrew district 0 0 8,603 Scotland 62,185 132,612 83,075