§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were registered on local authority and Scottish Homes waiting lists in each year since 1980; what proportion were existing tenants requesting a transfer; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonReliable information is not available centrally.
§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total revenue gathered by the sale of(a) local authority and (b) Scottish Homes houses to sitting tenants in each year since 1980; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonReceipts from the sale of local authority and Scottish Homes/SSHA houses since 1980 are shown in the table. Total receipts to local authorities amount to £1.557 billion and to Scottish Homes/SSHA £0.354 billion, a grand total of £1.911 billion.
£ million Year Local Authority Year SSHA/ Scottish Homes 1980 18.6 1979–80 0.4 1981 52.5 1980–81 15.7 1982 91.1 1981–82 17.5 1983 115.6 1982–83 19.3 1984 116.4 1983–84 23.3 1985 109.1 1984–85 35.4 1986 107.9 1985–86 25.2 1987 140.7 1986–87 22.4 1988 225.3 1987–88 46.2 1989 296.9 1988–89 78.1 1990 283.0 1989–90 70.2 Notes:
1. The information on local authority receipts relate to calendar years and that on SSHA/Scottish Homes receipts to years ending 31 March.
2. Local authority returns for 1990 are incomplete.
§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what was the average weekly rental charge for(a) local authority and (b) Scottish Homes houses in each year since 1980; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what is the average increase in the weekly rental charges in (a) local authority and (b) Scottish Homes houses in each year since 1980; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is as follows:
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Year Local authorities SSHA /Scottish homes Standard rent £ Rent increase over previous year £ Standard rent £ Rent increase over previous year £ 1980–81 5.66 0.74 7.21 1.78 1981–82 7.69 2.03 9.15 1.94 1982–83 9.02 1.33 11.26 2.11 1983–84 9.86 0.84 11.96 0.70 1984–85 10.46 0.60 13.06 1.10 1985–86 11.55 1.09 14.23 1.17 1986–87 12.99 1.44 15.79 1.56 1987–88 14.58 1.59 17.28 1.49 1988–89 16.29 1.71 19.02 1.74 1989–90 18.80 2.51 20.65 1.63
Year Local authorities SSHA /Scottish homes Standard rent £ Rent increase over previous year £ Standard rent £ Rent increase over previous year £ 1990–91 20.89 2.09 23.35 2.70 1991–92 23.24 2.35 26.51 3.16 Notes:
1. Average rents for Scottish Local Authorities are based on the estimated position as at 30 September in each year. The data for 1991–92 are provisional.
2. Average rents for the SSHA arc based on the position as at 30 September for the years 1980–81 to 1981–82, as at 30 June for 1982–83, and as at 1 April for subsequent years. Average rents for Scottish Homes are based on the position, as at 1 April for both 1990–91 and 1991–92.