§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in respect of the financial years 1996–97 and 1997–98, he will list for each housing authority in
Council Total rent arrears at 31 March 1997 £ Rent arrears as percentage of 1996–97 anticipated rental income % Total rent arrears at 30 September 1997 £ Rent arrears as percentage of 1997–98 anticipated rental income Aberdeen City 1,314,613 3.20 1,352,350 3.14 Aberdeenshire 666,484 2.61 445,157 1.70 Angus 117,831 0.89 264,496 1.91 Argyll & Bute 344,601 2.59 237,182 1.78 Clackmannanshire 463,209 4.64 499,534 4.89 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 130,502 3.27 168,615 4.21 Dumfries & Galloway 556,007 2.20 616,630 2.52 Dundee City 1,538,703 3.58 1,262,093 2.89 East Ayrshire 768,475 2.93 1,171,808 4.25 East Dunbartonshire 711,253 6.63 860,543 8.36 East Lothian 629,792 4.16 700,067 4.35 East Renfrewshire 258,438 4.01 313,100 4.66 City of Edinburgh 1,855,641 2.62 2,225,376 2.96 Falkirk 949,005 3.00 1,257,113 3.61 Fife 2,485,779 3.92 2,488,105 3.76 Glasgow City 11,083,000 5.33 12,716,813 5.87 Highland 1,031,656 2.71 1,111,685 2.81 Inverclyde 1,523,861 6.89 1,498,925 6.38 Midlothian 296,430 2.98 371,676 3.38 Moray 201,764 1.80 148,601 1.34 North Ayrshire 1,188,745 4.45 1,211,568 4.13 North Lanarkshire 2,201,944 2.60 2,172,580 2.50 Orkney Islands 49,568 2.70 60,577 3.40 Perth & Kinross 180,453 1.17 216,031 1.41 Renfrewshire 1,186,429 3.33 1,524,650 3.92 Scottish Borders 272,265 2.13 229,899 1.77 Shetland Islands 152,301 3.59 189,712 4.30 South Ayrshire 814,714 4.38 526,948 2.77 South Lanarkshire 1,665,169 2.48 1,540,922 2.15 Stirling 950,475 6.20 1,118,950 7.19 West Dunbartonshire 1,575,786 5.85 1,026,377 3.84 West Lothian 1,213,945 4.85 725,223 2.33 Scotland 38,378,838 3.75 40,253,306 3.76