asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what was the gross amount and number of advances made for house purchase in 1972–73, 1973–74 and 1974–75 by each district and island authority in Scotland or the authorities which they have succeeded;(2) what was the gross amount and number of advances made for house improvement in 1972–73, 1973–74 and 1974–75 by each district and island authority in Scotland or the authorities which they have succeeded.
The available information is as follows:
Gross Advances (£'000)
| ||||||
Local Authority
| 1972–73
| 1973–74
| 1974–75
| |||
| East Kilbride | … | … | … | 12 | 70 | 45 |
| Eastwood | … | … | … | 23 | 93 | 181 |
| Glasgow | … | … | … | 2,251 | 2,857 | 4,346 |
| Hamilton | … | … | … | 13 | 14 | 21 |
| Inverclyde | … | … | … | 749 | 1,280 | 1,736 |
| Kilmarnock and Loudoun | … | … | … | — | — | — |
| Kyle and Carrick | … | … | … | 36 | 4 | 24 |
| Lanark | … | … | … | — | 7 | 23 |
| Monklands | … | … | … | 82 | 104 | 140 |
| Motherwell | … | … | … | 8 | 15 | 30 |
| Renfrew | … | … | … | 215 | 665 | 661 |
| Annandale and Eskdale | … | … | … | 65 | 60 | 105 |
| Wigtown | … | … | … | 28 | 37 | 20 |
| Nithsdale | … | … | … | 174 | 185 | 130 |
| Stewartry | … | … | … | 24 | 20 | 13 |
| Orkney | … | … | … | 102 | 249 | 214 |
| Shetland | … | … | … | 273 | 585 | 679 |
| Western Isles | … | … | … | 1 | 9 | 22 |
Notes:
(1) The figures are allocated by new district and islands authority areas.
(2) No detailed breakdown is available between lending for house purchase and for improvement.Lending for the latter purpose is however only a small component of total lending.