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Mr. Maxton
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new houses were completed in Scotland in each year since 1978.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Information on the number of new houses completed in Scotland for each year since 1978 is set out in the following table.
| New dwellings completed in Scotland | |
| Year | Total |
| 1978 | 25,759 |
| 1979 | 23,782 |
| 1980 | 20,611 |
| 1981 | 20,015 |
| 1982 | 16,423 |
| 1983 | 17,931 |
| 1984 | 18,838 |
| 1985 | 18,411 |
| 1986 | 18,637 |
| 1987 | 17,711 |
| 1988 | 18,272 |
| 1989 | 20,172 |
| 11990 | 19,906 |
| 1 Figures include estimates. | |