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Public Sector Housing

Volume 111: debated on Wednesday 25 February 1987

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many public sector dwellings in Scotland are (a) of traditional build, and (b) of non-traditional build.

Consistent information is not available regarding the number of non-traditional dwellings across

Scottish Special Housing Association: Income
£ million
RentsGovernment Deficit GrantOther IncomeTotal
Cash1985–86 PricesCash1985–86 PricesCash1985–86 PricesCash1985–86 Prices
1978–7923·344·029·555·80·50·953·3100·8
1979–8026·542·931·150·30·50·858·194·0
1980–8133·545·730·641·71·11·565·288·9
1981–8242·252·426·633·02·73·371·588·8
1982–8351·860·025·229·23·03·580·092·6
1983–8456·963·123·025·52·73·082·691·5
1984–8560·063·723·024·42·62·885·690·9
1985–8663·963·923·023·02·82·889·789·7
Scottish Special Housing Association: Expenditure
£ million
Loan ChargesManagementRepairs and MaintenanceOther ExpenditureTotal
Cash1985–86 PricesCash1985–86 PricesCash1985–86 PricesCash1985–86 PricesCash1985–86 Prices
1978–7933·663·53·36·215·529·31·01·953·4100·9
1979–8035·757·74·06·516·827·21·21·957·793·3
1980–8140·455·14·96·714·720·04·66·364·688·1
1981–8245·957·05·06·218·523·00·91·170·387·3
1982–8350·858·85·26·021·524·91·92·279·491·9
1983–8454·860·76·67·318·820·81·71·981·990·8
1984–8558·462·05·65·919·420·62·22·385·690·9
1985–8661·861·87·07·018·918·92·02·089·789·7
New Towns Development Corporations: Expenditure
£ million
Loan ChargesManagementRepairs and MaintenanceOther ExpenditureTotal
Cash1985–86 PricesCash1985–86 PricesCash1985–86 PricesCash1985–86 PricesCash1985–86 Prices
1978–7933·964·11·83·44·99·33·05·743·682·4
1979–8036·759·42·13·46·310·23·86·148·979·1
1980–8140·455·12·63·58·111·04·46·055·575·7
1981–8244·254·92·83·58·310·34·55·659·874·2
1982–8347·755·22·83·29·911·55·46·365·776·1
1983–8449·454·72·93·210·611·75·25·868·175·5
1984–8550·854·03·03·211·011·74·85·169·673·9
1985–8652·152·13·33·311·311·34·94·971·671·6
Total figures may not equal the sum of other rows due to rounding.

the public sector as a whole. Figures provided by local authorities indicate that in 1985 approximately 157,000 of the 858,000 local authority dwellings were of non-traditional build.