§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the number of new-build(a) general needs, (b) special needs and (c) sheltered houses constructed by local authorities in each year since 1980.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 20 January 1993]: Information on housebuilding by category of need 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.
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Local authority housebuilding in Scotland Category of need Year General needs Special needs1 Sheltered housing2 1986 1,192 540 273 1987 1,068 592 321 1988 1,249 632 312
Category of need Year General needs Special needs1 Sheltered housing2 1989 953 498 330 1990 3677 3294 3207 1991 3567 3419 3272 1 Consists of sheltered, sheltered wheelchair, amenity, ambulant disabled and wheelchair housing. 2 Includes sheltered wheelchair. 3 Based on incomplete returns.