§ Mr. GrahamTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many homes have been bought under the rents-to-mortgages scheme in district councils and Scottish Homes; and if he will list them by district councils.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton(holding answer 26 June 1992): Based on returns to 31 May 1992, a total of 46 local authority and 265 Scottish Homes properties have been sold under the rent-to-mortgage scheme. A breakdown by district council for local authority sales and by Scottish Homes district office for Scottish Homes sales is shown in the table. The boundaries of Scottish Homes district offices do not align exactly with those of district councils.
Rent to mortgage sales District/Islands Councils Ettrick and Lauderdale 1 Tweeddale 1 Clackmannan 1 Stirling 4 Nithsdale 1 Kirkcaldy 4 East Lothian 9 Midlothian 6 Eastwood 2 Kyle and Carrick 3 Monklands 1 Renfrew 7 Angus 4 Dundee 1 Orkney 1 Total 46 Scottish Homes Edinburgh 7 Lothian and Borders 64 Central 25 Fife 28 Grampian 34 Tayside 11 Highlands and Islands 9 Lanarkshire 15 Renfrew and Inverclyde 26 Ayrshire 24 Glasgow North and East 10 Glasgow South 2 Glasgow West 10 Total 265