§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many homes in Scotland were in negative equity for each of the past three years for which figures are available.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonWe do not hold this information centrally. Recent studies have shown that the problem of negative equity is less pronounced in Scotland than in any other region of the United Kingdom.
Sheriffdom 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Glasgow and Strathkelvin 63 69 43 44 41 64 42 36 Lothian and Borders 82 135 37 49 38 67 54 48 North Strathclyde 77 123 19 27 59 38 29 83 South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway 110 116 68 26 62 47 54 66 Tayside, Central and Fife 142 115 31 45 48 48 151 48 Grampian, Highland and Islands 227 156 81 42 75 70 43 65 Total 701 714 279 233 323 334 373 346