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Mrs. Bain
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many places are available in sheltered housing communities on the basis of Scottish burghs.
Mr. William Ross
A survey undertaken at the end of 1973 showed the following current and planned provision of sheltered housing by local housing authorities which are burghs:
| Places in sheltered housing at end 1973 | Places to be provided in sheltered housing by end 1978 | |
| Large Burghs | ||
| Airdrie | — | 20 |
| Arbroath | — | 78 |
| Ayr | — | 75 |
| Clydebank | — | 16 |
| Dumfries | 14 | 36 |
| Dunfermline | — | 30 |
| East Kilbride | 11 | 74 |
| Falkirk | — | 76 |
| Hamilton | 55 | 14 |
| Inverness | — | 101 |
| Kirkcaldy | — | 20 |
| Perth | — | 42 |
| Rutherglen | — | 30 |
| Small Burghs | ||
| Alva | — | 10 |
| Armadale | — | 20 |
| Bathgate | — | 46 |
| Bo'ness | — | 33 |
| Brechin | — | 39 |
| Bridge-of-Allan | — | 35 |
| Buckhaven and Methil | — | 21 |
| Cowdenbeath | 17 | 24 |
| Cumbernauld | 31 | 40 |
| Cupar | — | 23 |
| Dollar | — | 10 |
| Forfar | — | 122 |
| Fraserburgh | 18 | 18 |
| Galashiels | — | 77 |
| Places in sheltered housing at end 1973 | Places to be provided in sheltered housing by end 1978 | |
| Girvan | — | 58 |
| Gourock | — | 26 |
| Hawick | 18 | 20 |
| Inverkeithing | — | 25 |
| Inverurie | — | 36 |
| Irvine | — | 49 |
| Kirkintilloch | — | 40 |
| Kirkwall | — | 15 |
| Kirriemuir | — | 29 |
| Leslie | — | 13 |
| Leven | 8 | — |
| Loanhead | — | 28 |
| Lochgelly | — | 36 |
| Milngavie | — | 14 |
| Monifieth | — | 32 |
| Montrose | 20 | 40 |
| Nairn | — | 22 |
| Peterhead | — | 36 |
| Pitlochry | — | 24 |
| Prestwick | — | 32 |
| Renfrew | — | 15 |
| Saltcoats | — | 35 |
| Sanquhar | — | 9 |
| Stromness | — | 12 |
| Troon | 26 | 20 |
| Turriff | 8 | — |
| Wick | — | 25 |