HC Deb 08 July 1997 vol 297 cc426-7W
Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the time scale and terms of his review of the requirement on local authorities in Scotland to set aside 75 per cent. of their housing capital receipts for debt repayment. [6275]

Mr. Chisholm

We hope to conclude this review, which is looking at the public expenditure implications of the set aside requirement, later in the year.

Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary for Scotland if he will list for each local authority in Scotland the annual targets estimated at the start of the financial year 1997–98 for capital receipts, indicating for each authority receipts from(a) right to buy. (b) stock transfer and (c) land sales. [6276]

Mr. Chisholm

No housing receipts targets were set for Scottish local authorities for 1997–98. The estimates made by local authorities of the amounts they expect to raise as capital receipts are set out in the table.

£ million
Authority Estimated right to buy receipts Estimated stock transfer receipts Other HRA estimated receipts1
Aberdeen City Council 11.718 0.000 0.900
Aberdeenshire Council 7.880 0.000 0.455
Angus Council 4.084 0.000 0.231
Argyll and Bute Council 3.230 0.000 0.015
Clackmannanshire Council 2.188 0.000 0.050
Dumfries and Galloway Council 6.414 0.000 0.505
Dundee City Council 2.600 0.000 0.720
East Ayrshire Council 5.400 0.000 0.050
East Dumbartonshire Council 2.477 0.000 0.020
East Lothian Council 3.235 0.050 0.192
East Renfrewshire Council 1.023 0.000 0.040
City of Edinburgh Council 6.627 0.000 1.107
Falkirk Council 4.776 0.000 1.040
Fife Council 11.188 0.000 0.703
City of Glasgow Council 17.943 0.000 2.190
Highland Council 9.042 0.000 0.252

£ million
Authority Estimated right to buy receipts Estimated stock transfer receipts Other HRA estimated receipts1
Inverclyde Council 3.540 0.000 0.003
Midlothian Council 2.851 0.000 0.112
Moray Council 2.646 0.000 0.084
North Ayrshire Council 5.258 0.000 0.150
North Lanarkshire Council 18.915 0.000 0.915
Orkney Islands Council 0.810 0.000 0.005
Perth and Kinross Council 4.536 0.000 0.320
Renfrewshire Council 4.145 0.180 0.320
Scottish Borders Council 3.165 0.000 0.057
Shetland Council 0.945 0.000 0.025
South Ayrshire Council 3.113 0.000 0.000
South Lanarkshire Council 12.151 0.000 0.090
Stirling Council 3.711 0.000 0.060
West Dumbartonshire Council 1.725 0.000 0.045
West Lothian Council 7.141 0.000 0.320
Western Isles Council 0.426 0.000 0.038
Scotland 174.903 0.230 11.044
1 Other HRA estimated receipts include: rent to mortgage receipts, loan repayments, and sale or disposal of land and other assets.