§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State how many households have been accepted as homeless by local authorities in rural areas in Scotland in each year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe number of households accepted as homeless by rural local authorities is set out in the table. Rural authorities are as defined in the "Scottish Economic Bulletin" in 1985.
Operation of the homeless persons legislation households accepted as being homeless in rural areas Year Total number accepted 1979–80 1,821 1980–81 1,556 1981–82 1,810 1982–83 1,843 1983–84 1,946 1984–85 2,132 1985–86 2,209 1986–87 2,487 1987–88 2,606 1988–89 2,782 1989–90 3,243 1990–91 3,800 1991–92 4,478 1992–93 5,058