§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authority-owned houses were empty at the last date for which figures were available; what information he has on the length of time they had been vacant; what is his estimate of the rent forgone for each local authority during the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonDetails of the numbers of vacant local authority dwellings at 31 March 1992, together with information on the length of time which they had been vacant, are shown at table 17 of the Scottish Office Statistical Bulletin (Housing Series) No. Hsg/1992/8. Rental income lost by each local authority because of unlet dwellings in 1992–93 is shown in table 7 of the
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Blind and Partially Sighted at 31 March by Year and Region 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 Region Blind Partially Sighted Blind Partially Sighted Blind Partially Sighted Blind Partially Sighted Blind Partially Sighted Blind Partially Sighted Blind Partially Sighted Blind Partially Sighted Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Borders 378 127 332 108 309 105 292 96 271 84 282 93 279 76 286 85 Central1 974 229 1,026 204 786 181 786 181 590 180 590 180 651 134 636 128 Dumfries and Galloway 455 366 436 348 442 322 453 313 463 276 460 266 445 225 434 190 Scottish Office Statistical Bulletin (Housing Series) No. Hsg/1993/5. Both bulletins are available in the House of Commons Library.