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Mr. McMaster
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new-build (a) sheltered and (b) non-sheltered or general needs houses have been built by Scottish district councils in each year since 1974; and if he will make a statement.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Information on housebuilding by user category is not readily available for the years prior to 1986 and could be extracted only at disproportionate cost. The available information is set out in the table.
| Local authority house building in Scotland for the years 1986 to 1992 | ||
| Category of need | ||
| Year | General needs | Sheltered housing1 |
| 1986 | 1,192 | 273 |
| 1987 | 1,068 | 321 |
| 1988 | 1,249 | 312 |
| 1989 | 953 | 330 |
| 21990 | 677 | 207 |
| 21991 | 567 | 272 |
| 21992 | 325 | 186 |
| 1 Includes sheltered wheelchair housing. | ||
| 2 Based on incomplete returns. | ||