§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the representations he has received from Scottish and Ayrshire Enterprise as regards his decision to consult on the early wind-up of Irvine new town; and if he will indicate which bodies supported amending the wind-up proposals.
§ Mr. StewartScottish Enterprise and Enterprise Ayrshire welcomed the proposals for early transfer of
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£ million 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Housing Cumbernauld Target 6.100 5.500 7.600 5.582 6.574 6.523 Receipts 8.587 5.500 10.557 9.774 7.099 4.617 East Kilbride Target 10.455 17.135 13.955 8.500 7.055 12.066 Receipts 10.933 18.742 15.313 11.208 7.567 5.920 Glenrothes Target 2.867 4.251 7.100 5.180 5.180 9.824 Receipts 4.226 7.314 10.134 6.809 6.225 9.316 Irvine Target 1.631 3.776 4.186 4.362 4.000 2.800 Receipts 3.419 4.811 3.506 3.750 2.477 2.142 Livingston Target 3.750 7.346 9.450 4.659 5.617 7.157 Receipts 6.750 10.316 7.142 4.094 4.433 6.210 responsibility for economic development within Irvine. Both organisations recognise that a smooth transition is desirable and discussions to achieve this are underway.
Of the other bodies consulted, Strathclyde regional council expressed opposition to the proposals and Scottish Homes offered no comment. Cunninghame district council, COSLA and SLANT expressed concern that the wind-up would be at the same time as local government re-structuring and outlined the approach which, in their view, would need to be adopted in order to achieve a smooth and orderly transfer of responsibilities.
§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he has given to new town development corporations on the disposal of multi-storey flats in shared ownership between corporations and owner occupiers as part of their winding up; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 9 December 1993]: The Scottish Office Industry Department has provided the new town development corporations with comprehensive guidance on the disposal of their housing stocks on wind-up. A copy of the guidance was sent to the hon. Member on 31 August 1992.
The guidance requires the corporations to have regard to their existing responsibilities in respect of owner-occupiers, whether in multi-storey flats or any other types of accommodation, and to ensure that owner-occupiers are kept fully informed about any changes which may affect their interests.
§ Mr. IngramTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in respect of each of the Scottish new towns, what were(a) the financial targets set for the sales of assets in each of the last five years, (b) the receipts from sales for the separate categories of housing, industrial, commercial and land assets for each of the last five years and (c) the receipts from sales in the current financial year for the separate categories of housing, industrial, commercial and land assets.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 9 December 1993]: The information is shown in the table. A breakdown of non-housing receipts between those derived from the sale of industrial assets, commercial assets and land is not available centrally.
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1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Industrial, Commercial and Land Cumbernauld Target 6.000 8.400 7.492 10.290 11.806 14.500 Receipts 7.806 10.636 8.129 9.196 8.377 11.560 East Kilbride Target 10.491 12.212 12.585 13.918 15.930 43.550 Receipts 4.932 12.692 9.340 10.085 12.655 23.411 Glenrothes Target 2.519 2.853 6.525 7.758 8.174 15.230 Receipts 5.832 4.695 8.564 7.776 2.655 6.375 Irvine Target 5.612 4.354 3.387 3.652 2.281 2.350 Receipts 5.707 2.483 2.619 1.283 1.200 0.685 Livingston Target 7.500 10.293 16.964 15.439 12.970 8.800 Receipts 1.663 5.525 14.400 9.783 14.974 5.878 Notes:
- 1. The receipts figures are expressed in cash.
- 2. The 1993–94 receipts figures show the position at 6 December 1993.
- 3. For the last five years the targets shown are those issued at the start of the financial year; for 1993–94 the targets reflect adjustments to 6 December 1993.