§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give a breakdown for rent arrears for each Scottish local authority indicating(a) the estimated stock on 31 March 1997, (b) the number of households in rent arrears, (c) the total rent arrears and (d) the percentage in each category of rental income. [55034]
§ Mr. MacdonaldThe available information, taken from returns made by local authorities, is set out in the table.
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As at 31 March 1997 Council Estimated stock Number of houses with rent arrears1 Total rent arrears £ Rent arrears as a percentage of 1996–97 rental income South Ayrshire 11,932 5,369 814,714 4.38 South Lanarkshire 39,714 10,841 1,665,169 2.48 Stirling 8,974 4,520 950,475 6.20 West Dunbartonshire 15,685 8,781 1,575,786 5.85 West Lothian 17,249 8,956 1,213,945 4.85 Scotland 621,291 228,426 38,378,838 3.75 1 May include former council houses with outstanding arrears