To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing (a)the number of homeless households accepted by local authorities in Scotland whose homelessness resulted from mortgage arrears, and (b) the percentage of all homeless households which these represented, in each of the years from 1979 to 1987.
This category was not separately identified prior to March 1984. Figures for later years are set out in the following table.
| Households categorised as homeless by local authorities, Scotland | |||
| 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | |
| Number quoting court order for mortgage default as reason for loss of last or present accommodation | 263 | 366 | 315 |
| As per cent. of total | 2·7 | 3·3 | 3·1 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the local authorities where more than 20, 50 and 100 homeless households, respectively, were living in bed-and-breakfast hotels in Scotland at the end of June 1979, December 1981, December 1983, December 1985 and at the latest date for which information is available.
The table shows health boards' expenditure on mental health in each year from 1981–1982 to 1986–87.
The information requested was not collected prior to 1980. Details for the other years are set out in the table.Local authorities in Scotland with homeless households in bed and breakfast accommodation.
| As at | More than 20 | More than 50 | More than 100 |
| 31 December 1981 | None | None | Glasgow |
| 31 December 1983 | None | None | Glasgow |
| 31 December 1985 | Renfrew | None | Glasgow |
| 31 December 1987 | Glasgow | Renfrew | None |