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New Towns Development Corporations

Volume 81: debated on Wednesday 19 June 1985

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total capital expenditure by each of the new town development corporations in Scotland in each year from 1978–79 to 1984–85, inclusive; and what was the capital expenditure on housing by each of the development corporations in each year, within these totals.

The information is set out in the following table:for housing, within the total expenditure of each of the new town development corporations in Scotland for 1985–86; and how this is expected to be funded in each case.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the sources of funding of the capital expenditure of each of the new town development corporations in Scotland for each of the years 1978–79 to 1984–85 inclusive.

£million
1978–791979–801980–811981–821982–831983–841984–85
East Kilbride
Net proceeds from Sales2·33·36·33·67·29·09·7
Net Capital investment0·52·53·07·76·22·8(0·2)
Cumbernauld
Net proceeds from Sales2·41·84·01·85·511·17·2
Net Capital investment7·49·19·714·76·21·88·1
Glenrothes
Net proceeds from Sales0·81·71·91·44·97·15·6
Net Capital investment7·98·28·38·78·24·14·3
Livingston
Net proceeds from Sales1·32·32·93·64·96·15·2
Net Capital investment15·015·613·411·47·16·78·7
Irvine
Net proceeds from Sales0·81·51·41·10·84·3
Net Capital investment11·16·89·94·73·25·25·3
Net capital investment is funded centrally through borrowing from the national loans fund.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the figures for numbers of employees of each of the new town development corporations in

Number of Employees of New Town Development Corporations
East KilbrideCumbernauldGlenrothesLivingstonIrvine
1978–79
Manual37436019925483
Non-Manual308369310374265
1979–80
Manual37936820025893
Non-Manual284369300370251
1980–81
Manual47339220225499
Non-Manual287371303363250
1981–82
Manual457404207261102
Non-Manual281364287354237
1982–83
Manual49741222825796
Non-Manual282352301337234
1983–84
Manual49443923124395
Non-Manual294336301335238
1984–85
Manual46944525224996
Non-Manual307338298336242
May 1985*
Manual42438024325794
Non-Manual291317303337243
* Latest position available.

(a) manual and (b) non-manual categories, for each of the years 1978–79 to 1984–85 inclusive; and what are the present figures.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the average numbers of persons on the waiting lists for houses to let maintained by the new town development corporations in Scotland in each of the years 1978–79 to 1984–85 inclusive; and what are the present numbers.

The information available about average numbers on housing waiting lists maintained by new town development corporations is not on a uniform basis and does not enable me to give a meaningful reply.

East Kilbride*CumbernauldGlenrothesLivinstonIrvine
£££££
1978–793,836,6155,176,0722,702,2189,255,2145,832,768
1979–803,925,4675,834,0663,520,54510,467,9856,673,014
1980–813,168,8265,666,5684,419,51111,486,4597,646,243
1981–823,071,0585,300,6634,133,24511,243,2338,333,225
1982–833,063,0005,467,0003,949,00011,320,0008,309,000
1983–843,665,0005,168,0004,257,00011,110,0008,573,000
1984–853,023,0005,341,0004,338,30011,031,0008,674,000
* Including the new town of Stonehouse.