Housing (Repairs And Modernisation)

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide details of the average amount per dwelling spent on repairs and modernisation by (a) local authorities, (b) the Scottish Special Housing Association and (c) the New Town Development Corporations for each of the years 1978–79 to 1985–86, expressed in (i) cash terms and (ii) 1985–86 outturn prices.

This question has been interpreted as seeking information on current expenditure on repairs and maintenance and capital expenditure on modernisation. The information is set out in the tables, in cash terms and at 1985–86 constant prices.

Current expenditure per dwelling on repairs and maintenance
	Local Authorities		Scottish Special Housing Association		New Town Development Corporations
	Cash	1985–86 prices	Cash	1985–86 prices	Cash	1985–86 prices
1978–79	105·80	200·00	171·80	324·76	93·71	177·14
1979–80	139·99	226·44	182·20	294·72	117·29	189·72
1980–81	163·79	223·34	158·30	215·85	153·24	208·95
1981–82	183·35	227·64	199·40	247·57	158·03	196·20
1982–83	201·15	232·86	233·50	270·31	190·64	220·69
1983–84	213·32	236·41	206·70	229·07	210·59	233·38
1984–85	228·45	242·69	213·00	226·28	225·87	239·95
1985–86	215·66	215·66	219·80	219·80	239·04	239·04

Estimated number of dwellings rented
(thousands)
At December	(1) From all private landlords	(2) From housing associations	(3) From other private landlords	(4) From registered housing associations¹ (included in c. (2))
1981	194	31	163	14
1982	187	33	154	18
1983	182	36	146	22
1984	178	40	138	26
1985	174	43	131	31
1986	176	46	130	34
¹ At 31 March.

Capital expenditure per dwelling on modernisation
	Local Authorities		Scottish Special Housing Association		New Town Development Corporations
	Cash	1985–86 prices	Cash	1985–86 prices	Cash	1985–86 prices
1978–79	124·79	234·89	103·90	196·40	n/a	n/a
1979–80	151·04	244·31	244·20	395·01	n/a	n/a
1980–81	158·70	216·40	160·10	218·31	n/a	n/a
1981–82	181·62	225·49	223·60	277·61	171·32	212·70
1982–83	195·03	225·78	441·20	510·75	141·73	164·07
1983–84	240·35	266·37	477·00	528·63	201·69	223·52
1984–85	202·30	214·91	528·80	561·76	341·93	363·25
1985–86	243·02	243·02	422·10	422·10	330·94	330·94

Notes:

1. Figures for New Towns for 1978–79 to 1980–81 are not available.

2. The figures for local authorities include expenditure on capital repairs which cannot be separately identified.

Volume 111: debated on Wednesday 25 February 1987