§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new dwellings have been constructed by local authorities for each financial year in Scotland since 1979–80. [14532]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 21 March 1995]: The information requested is set out in the table.
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Year Number of new dwellings built 1979–80 4,818 1980–81 5,199 1981–82 3,141 1982–83 2,222 1983–84 2,470 1984–85 2,024 1985–86 1,880 1986–87 1,678 1987–88 2,021
Year Number of new dwellings built 1988–89 1,818 1989–90 1,243 1990–91 987 1991–92 1,030 1992–93 580 1993–94 494
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much revenue the Scottish Office has made available for new house building in each financial year since 1979–80 for each local authority in Scotland. [14533]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 21 March 1995]: Capital allocations of over £5.9 billion have been issued to local authorities since 1979–80 for investment to meet local housing needs as shown in the table. It is for local authorities themselves to determine how to allocate the resources made available to them between the improvement of their stock and new house building.
The annual publication, Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics, which is held in the Library of the House, provides information on capital expenditure by local authorities on new house building.