asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will detail the existing provision of (a) sheltered housing, (b) amenity housing, (c) sheltered wheelchair housing, (d) wheelchair housing, (e) housing for the ambulant disabled and (f) other specially adapted housing; and if he will give the proportions provided by (i) public authorities, (ii) housing associations and (iii) the private sector, indicating the proportions which are rented housing and which are owner-occupied.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide the numbers of dwellings in Scotland which are privately rented, detailing the numbers which are (a) rented with business, (b) rented by virtue of employment, (c) other rented unfurnished and (d) other rented furnished for each of the years 1978 to 1986 inclusive, indicating the percentage of all households which are living in each of these sectors.

[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 57]: Annual estimates splitting the numbers of privately rented dwellings into the required categories are not available.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide details of the type of shortstay accommodation secured for homeless people and the percentage securing permanent accommodation for the years 1984–85 and 1985–86, and if he will provide this in a form similar to table 5 of SDD statistical bulletin HSI U Number 17.

[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 57]: Details, in the form requested, are no longer available centrally. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Glasgow, Maryhill (Mr. Craigen) on 30 July 1984, at column 95.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide the average annual rent for registered rents for 1978 and for 1986.

[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 57]: Information on registered rents for 1986 is not yet available. Figures for 1978 are published in the table on page 37 of "Scottish Housing Statistics 1985" which is available in the House Library.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the average subsidy provided by housing support grant per local authority house for each of the years 1979–80 to 1987–88 inclusive.

[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 57]: The information is given in the table :

[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 57]: The provision of special needs housing, as reported by authorities to the Scottish Development Department. is set out in the table. Other sources of statistical information suggest that the numbers provided by the private sector as thus reported are understated. The information collected by the Department does not identify rented and owner-occupied housing in the private sector.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide the number of new dwellings started in 1986 by (a) local authorities, (b) new towns, (c) the Scottish Special Housing Association, (d) housing associations, (e) Government Departments and (f) the private sector; and if he will break down this information by district within regional sub-totals.

[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 57]: The information requested is not yet available.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide details of the numbers of dwellings in Scotland which are (a) rented from a local authority, (b) rented from the Scottish Special Housing Association, and (c) rented from a new town development corporation for each of the years 1978 to 1986 inclusive.

[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 57]: The information requested is set out in the table:

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the numbers of vacant houses in (a) the private rented sector and (b) the privately owned sector; and if he will break these figures down according to the reasons for vacancy.

[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 57]: The most recent figures on vacancies in the private sector relate to 1981 and were published in Scottish Development Department statistical bulletin—HSIU No. 1 (September 1983) which is available from the House Library.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide detailed breakdown of local authority housing revenue account income for each of the years 1979–80 to 1986–87 inclusive; and if he will estimate income for 1987–88.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide the percentage of sales of public sector dwellings since 1980 which have been (a) two-apartment dwellings, (b) three-apartment dwellings, (c) four-apartment dwellings, (d) five-apartment dwellings and (e) six or more apartment dwellings; and if he will provide this information for (i) local authorities, (ii) new towns and (iii) the Scottish Special Housing Association.

[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 57]: The information requested is set out in the table.

[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 57]: The information requested is set out in the table. Estimates for 1987–88 are not yet available.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a detailed breakdown of local authority housing revenue account expenditure for each of the years 1979–80 to 1986–87; and if he will estimate expenditure for 1987–88.

[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 57]: The information requested is set out in the table. Estimates for 1987–88 are not yet available.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide the percentage of sales of public sector dwellings since 1980 which have been (a) cottage type dwellings, (b) four in a block type dwellings, (c) lowrise flats and (d) highrise flats; if he will express the sales of each type of dwellings as a percentage of the stock of each type of dwelling; and if he will provide this information for (i) local authorities, (ii) new towns and (iii) the Scottish Special Housing Association.

[pursuant to his reply, 23 February 1987, c. 57]: The information is not available in the form requested. The classification of dwelling type has changed during the period and the figures show the common elements that can be drawn from the series. A corresponding classification of stock is not available.