§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were defined as homeless in(a) Inverclyde, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole in each of the past five years. Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The most recent published information is set out in the table.
Households assessed as homeless1 1987 to 1991–92 Inverclyde Strathclyde Scotland2 1987–88 178 4,509 9,595 1988–89 112 4,551 9,644 1989–90 142 5,150 11,470 1990–91 156 7,333 14,900 1991–92 146 9,663 17,600 1Figures do not include households assessed as potentially homeless. In 1991–92 no households in Inverclyde, 3,537 households in Strathclyde and 8,700 households in Scotland were so assessed. 2Figures up to 1989–90 relate to the number of case returns received from local authorities. From 1990–91 figures are based on authorities' estimates of the total number of applicants.