§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new-build(a) sheltered and (b) non-sheltered or general needs houses have been built by Scottish district councils in each year since 1974; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation on housebuilding by user category is not readily available for the years prior to 1986 and could be extracted only at disproportionate cost. The available information is set out in the table.
Local authority house building in Scotland for the years 1986 to 1992 Category of need Year General needs Sheltered housing1 1986 1,192 273 1987 1,068 321 1988 1,249 312 1989 953 330 21990 677 207 21991 567 272 21992 325 186 1 Includes sheltered wheelchair housing. 2 Based on incomplete returns.