To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list, in (a) real and (b) constant prices the resources available to Scottish Homes for construction work in each year since 1990 projected forward to 1997–98; [37445](2) what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resources of Scottish Homes to fund the preparation of plans by
(a) housing associations and (b) co-operatives for construction works to commence at the start of 1997–98; and if he will make a statement on trends in the level of support for such projects over the last three years; [37444]
(3) which Scottish Homes construction projects for 1996–97 have been (a) deferred and (b) cancelled becauseof resource constraints; what was their value; and what was the nature of the constraints. [37446]
Scottish Homes development programme represents the total available each year for investment in projects undertaken by housing associations and co-operatives, private developers and others. The annual development programme in the period to 1996–97 and the amount estimated by Scottish Homes for 1997–98, based on its currently planned resources, are given in the table at cash and constant, or real, 1996–97 prices.
| £ million | ||
| Cash prices | Constant 1996–97 prices | |
| 1990–91 | 203.0 | 248.4 |
| 1991–92 | 235.0 | 270.9 |
| 1992–93 | 282.6 | 312.9 |
| 1993–94 | 306.6 | 329.7 |
| 1994–95 | 319.5 | 337.4 |
| 1995–96 | 320.6 | 329.3 |
| 1996–97 | 280.0 | 280.0 |
| 1997–98 (estimated) | 260.0 | 253.7 |