To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Dundee, East (Mr. McAllion) on 13 March, Official Report, columns 613–19, if he will now provide final figures for homelessness applications in 1989–90 and provisional figures for 1990–91 in each Scottish district council.

A small number of late returns have since been received. Revised figures for the authorities involved are as follows:

Applicant households under the homeless persons legislation 1989–90
	Number
Scotland	28,501
Clackmannan	439
Stirling	622
Stewartry	51
Aberdeen	1,962
Gordon	316
Ross and Cromarty	108
Skye and Lochalsh	65
Edinburgh	3,030
Dumbarton	1,486
East Kilbride	454
Eastwood	14
Glasgow	6,010
Hamilton	362
Kyle and Carrick	675
Motherwell	778
Renfrew	1,060
Strathkelvin	255

	Number
Angus	366
Shetland	116

We estimate that some 2,000 returns, mostly from Glasgow, remain outstanding. It is unlikely that substantial further numbers will now be received and these figures may be regarded as final. Subsequent revisions to the Scotland total will be published in Statistical Bulletins on Housing Trends in Scotland. Response from local authorities is not yet sufficient to release provisional figures for 1990–91.