§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will set out the total number of new homes started by(a) local authorities and new towns and (b) housing associations in Scotland in each year since 1974, and his estimate of the likely number of starts in 1995 and 1996. [37492]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe information requested on the number of new homes started is set out in the table. Housing associations plan to start 6,155 houses in 1995–96 and 193 new town starts are expected during 1995 and 1996. Information on planned local authority starts is not held centrally.
New housebuilding starts—Scotland, 1974 to 1994 Local authorities New towns Housing associations 1974 16,324 2,600 660 1975 12,326 3,683 592 1976 7,578 2,665 1,362 1977 5,829 1,673 629 1978 4,185 2,202 1,365 1979 4,858 984 963 1980 2,770 1,155 1,261 1981 1,929 733 1,051 1982 2,585 765 2,446 1983 2,141 194 1,068 1984 1,755 126 1,239 1985 1,693 190 1,487 1986 1,671 141 1,414 1987 2,145 374 1,988 1988 1,433 495 2,068 1989 871 680 2,748 1990 886 720 2,111 1991 848 134 3,448 1992 429 395 3,051 1993 503 429 5,062 1994 544 208 4,807 Housing association figures are likely to be subject to future revision.