HC Deb 23 November 1995 vol 267 cc308-11W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement indicating for each of the development corporations in Scotland the results of the ballots so far undertaken in relation to the transfers of housing stock to alternative landlords in advance of the wind up of the corporations; what were the bodies involved in the ballots; what were the number of votes cast for each body involved in the ballot; what was the percentage of votes cast for each organisation; what was the body to which the properties were transferred following the ballot; and what were the amounts bid successfully in each ballot. [1259]

Glenrothes Development Corporation
Area of the New Town Prospective landlords Number of votes cast Percentage of votes for each landlord1
Auchmuty Kirkcaldy District Council 596 97
Hillcrest Housing Association 20 3
Balfarg Kirkcaldy District Council 108 96
Kingdom Housing Association 4 4
Cadham Kirkcaldy District Council 190 92
Kingdom Housing Association 16 8
Caskieberran Kirkcaldy District Council 212 81
Glenrothes Community Housing Association 51 19
Collydean Kirkcaldy District Council 281 63
Collydean Community Housing Association 162 37
Macedonia Kirkcaldy District Council 237 78
Glenrothes Community Housing Association 68 22
Newcastle Kirkcaldy District Council 45 83
Glenrothes Community Housing Association 9 17
Pitcoudie Kirkcaldy District Council 129 91
Kingdom Housing Assocaition 12 9
Pitteuchar Kirkcaldy District Council 349 91
Hillcrest Housing Association 35 9
Rimbleton Kirkcaldy District Council 246 84
Glenrothes Community Housing Association 48 16
South Parks Kirkcaldy District Council 135 85
Glenrothes Community Housing Association 24 15
Stenton Kirkcaldy District Council 108 86
Hillcrest Housing Association 18 14
Tanshall Kirkcaldy District Council 204 71
Glenrothes Community Housing Association 82 29
Woodside Kirkcaldy District Council 197 97
Hillcrest Housing Association 6 3
Sheltered Housing Kirkcaldy District Council 166 98

Notes:

1 The houses transferred on 28 September 1995 to Kirkcaldy District Council. The Council's bid was £54 million.

East Kilbride Development Corporation
Area of the new town Prospective landlords Number of votes cast Percentage of votes for each landlord'
Calderwood East Kilbride District Council 1.492 99.2
East Mains East Kilbride District Council 482 99.2
The Munro Trust 4 0.8
Greenhills East Kilbride District Council 813 98.5
The Munro Trust 12 1.5
Murray East Kilbride District Council 996 99.5
Newlandsmuir East Kilbride District Council 172 98.3
The Munro Trust 3 1.7
St Leonards East Kilbride District Council 719 99.3
West Mains East Kilbride District Council 484 99.6
The Munro Trust 2 0.4
Westwood East Kilbride District Council 1,016 99.8

Mr. George Kynoch

Tenants of Glenrothes and East Kilbride development corporations have been balloted to determine their future landlord. The information requested is set out in the tables.

East Kilbride Development Corporation
Area of the new town Prospective landlords Number of votes cast Percentage of votes for each landlord1
Whitehills East Kilbride District Council 386 99.7
The Munro Trust 1 0.3
Sheltered Housing East Kilbride District Council 309 99.4
The houses are due to transfer at the end of November to East Kilbride District Council. The Council's bid was £63 million.
1 Where there was one prospective landlord the percentage of votes was less than 100 per cent, because a number of tenants voted against that landlord.

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