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Council Houses

Volume 905: debated on Monday 16 February 1976

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Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many private houses have been acquired by local councils in each year since 1970 for purposes other than demolition; how many of these were previously rented from private landlords; and what is the average cost of acquisition at the latest available date.

Mr. William Ross

Information is not available about the number of houses acquired by local authorities each year for improvement, and the number of acquired houses previously rented from private landlords. The following table shows the number of houses acquired by local authorities which were included in house improvement schemes approved in the years in question, and the numbers of new houses acquired from private builders:

YearNumber of acquired houses included in house improvement schemes approvedNumber of new houses acquired from private builders
19701,034—
19711,528—
1972918—
1973483—
197494879
197586272
The average costs of acquisition were:
Acquired houses included in improvement schemes approved in the first half of 1975–76£583
New houses acquired in the first half of 1975–76£11,300

Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is current number and proportion of unimproved pre-1945 council houses in each district and island authority in Scotland.

(a)(b)(c)
Local AuthorityNumber of houses between 1919 and 1944 and unimproved(b) as a proportion of unimproved Council houses built between 1919 and 1944 (all Scotland) Percentage
Highland Region
Caithness………800*0·52
Sutherland………178*0·12
Ross and Cromarty………1010·07
Skye and Lochalsh………310·02
Lochaber………2530·16
Inverness………1,3690·89
Badenoch and Strathspey………1380·09
Nairn………2050·13
Total………3,0752·00
Grampian Region
Moray………1,117*0·72
Banff and Buchan………1,207*0·78
Gordon………1,051*0·68
City of Aberdeen………4,277*2·77
Kincardine and Deeside………3040·20
Total………7,9565·15
Tayside Region
Angus………1,2070·78
City of Dundee………5,6833·68
Perth and Kinross………5030·33
Total………7,3934·79
Fife Region
Kircaldy………5,1123·31
North East Fife………1,057*0·69
Dunfermline………1,917*1·24
Total………8,0865·24
Lothian Region
West Lothian………1,4030·91
City of Edinburgh………8,427*5·46
Midlothian………592*0·38
East Lothian………3,209*2·08
Total………13,6318·83
Central Region
Clackmannan………1,4970·97
Stirling………3,053*1·98
Falkirk………9,8466·38
Total………14,3969·33
Borders Region
Tweeddale………680·04
Ettrick and Lauderdale………3020·20
Roxburgh………1,1340·73
Berwickshire………298*0·19
Total………1,8021·16

(a)(b)(c)

Local Authority

Number of houses between 1919 and 1944 and unimproved

(b) as a proportion of unimproved Council houses built between 1919 and 1944 (all Scotland) Percentage

Strathclyde Region

Argyll………564*0·37
Dumbarton………940·06
City of Glasgow………46,40730·07
Clydebank………746*0·48
Bearsden and Milngavie………382*0·25
Strathkelvin………1,3820·90
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth………2720·17
Monklands………6,878*4·46
Montherwell………9,1855·95
Hamilton………4,849*3·14
East Kilbride………3320·27
Eastwood………551*0·36
Lanark………2,1131·37
Renfrew………10,913*7·07
Inverclyde………1,9181·24
Cunninghame………2,662*1·72
Kilmarnock and Loudoun………2,673*1·73
Kyle and Carrick………2,684*1·74
Cumnock and Doon Valley………Nil*Nil
Total………94,60561·31

Dumfries and Galloway Region

Wigtown………1040·07
Stewarty………1910·12
Nithsdale………2,003*1·30
Annadale and Eskadale………464*0·30
Total………2,7621·79

Island Authorities

Orkney Island Area………137*0·09
Shetland Islands Area………450*0·029
Western Isles Islands Area………23*0·02
Total………6100·4
Grand Toal………154,316100·0

*Estimated.

Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of council houses included in, and the estimated cost of, local authority improvement schemes in each district and island authority, or the authorities that they

Local authorityNumber of council houses in improvement schemes approved fro work start in 1974–75Total cost at approval stageNumber of council houses in improvement schemes approved for work start from 1st April 1975 t 31st January 1976Total cost at approval stageNumber of council house in improvement schemes approved in principle from 1st April 1975 to 31st January 1976*Total estimated cost at approval stage
£££
HIGHLAND REGION
Caithness…2242,530148158,117——
Sutherland…327,071——14,000
Ross and Cromarty…1229,245——50133,480
Skye and Lochalsh…——————
Lochaber…5519,42610026,304192135,670

succeeded in 1974–75, and the number and amount that has been approved for each authority so far this financial year.

Local authority

Number of council houses in improvement schemes approved for work start in 1974–75

Total cost at approval stage

Number of council houses in improvement schemes approved for work start from 1st April 1975 to 31st January 1976

Total cost at approval stage

Number of council houses in improvement schemes approved in principle from 1st April 1975 to 31st January 1976*

Total estimated cost at approval stage

£

£

£

Inverness…3029,296——152369,375
Badenoch and Strathspey…——————
Nairn…1961,866——33129,819
TOTAL…170189,434408184,42142877,234
GRAMPIAN REGION
Moray…39276,7525022,61269236,004
Banff and Buchan…795392,593689335,62758125,000
Gordon…61101,054——1869,520
City of Aberdeen…2,6321,709,621600931,5262,551629,793
Kincardine and Deeside…3944,08729299,766191197,896
TOTAL…3,5662,524,1071,6311,389,5312,8871,258,213
TAYSIDE REGION
Angus…542470,3404876,488520681,493
City of Dundee…1,3352,018,38064162,5603,1181,107,639
Perth and Kinross…1,079219,40029,034430,500
TOTAL…2,9562,708,120114248,0823,6421,819,632
FIFE REGION
Kirkcaldy…2,3091,781,699319483,4006721,756,337
North East Fife…371340,2624350,135594353,500
Dunfermline…2,316997,781353561,39668204,000
TOTAL…4,9963,119,7427151,094,9311,3342,313,837
LOTHIAN REGION
West Lothian…1,3533,625,36153226,206——
City of Edinburgh…3,5194,222,5397201,965,9159322,774,000
Midlothian…55224,069——2841,188,800
East Lothian…5821,484,908726,3702961,239,198
TOTAL…5,5099,556,8777802,218,4911,5125,201,998
CENTRAL REGION
Clackmannan…469492,612————
Stirling…873536,947————
Falkirk…953 3,020,998129351,640176820,860
TOTAL…2,2954,050,557129351,640176820,860
BORDERS REGION
Tweedale…————1668,720
Ettrick and Lauderdale…63114,5202742,9802979,335
Roxburgh…287190,0744415,45262239,886
Berwickshire…59150,76136103,727114403,639
TOTAL…409455,355107162,159221791,580

Local authority

Number of council houses in improvement schemes approved for work start in 1974–75

Total cost at approval stage

Number of council houses in improvement schemes approved for work start from 1st April 1975 to 31st January 1976

Total cost at approval stage

Number of council houses in improvement schemes approved for work state from 1st April 1975 to 31st January 1976*

Total estimated cost at approval stage

£

£

£

STRATHCLYDE REGION
Argyll and Bute…——————
Dumbarton…————1213,028
City of Glasgow…4,05817,391,4702,63114,792,2472,59218,750,000
Clydebank…1,3963,642,119152397,1662,6841,767,846
Bearsden and Milngavie…——————
Strathkelvin…129241,157——5511,039,940
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth6495,909——84125,000
Monklands…2,848465,2612921,189,7843181,858,968
Motherwell…4511,010,689——7022,565,452
Hamilton…6501,367,8981,0222,802,468——
East Kilbride…98267,018——98289,860
Eastwood…176241,640————
Lanark…405943,249——457893,232
Renfrew…4,151740,523920343,7347852,219,120
Inverclyde…557850,720676989,225——
Cunninghame…2,4192,677,224746677,9336732,031,996
Kilmarnock and Loudoun1,4871,160,7477191,595,410204332,411
Kyle and Carrick…1,014545,427426454,996190452,673
Cumnock and Doon Valley2,1571,558,6731,3531,246,508229227,915
TOTAL…22,06032,982,2488,93724,489,4719,57932,567,441
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Wigtown…——361,924206160,400
Stewartry…————4432,700
Nithsdale…4480,156526,5337628,120
Annandale and Eskdale…37101,1121964,1921451,181,325
TOTAL…81181,2686092,6494711,402,545
Orkney Islands Area…————45189,000
Shetland Islands Area…7819,032————
Western Isles Islands Area——222,10047200,702
GRAND TOTAL…42,12055,786,74012,88330,253,47520,34247,338,152

* In addition to the numbers approved for work start.