Table 1 shows the number ofunits of public sector normal letting stock vacant as at 31 March of each year.Housing association voids figures are collected by Communities Scotland, butrelated previously to number of re-lets throughout the year and were thereforenot comparable to data collected by the Scottish Executive prior to 2003.Table 2 shows the number of vacant units for housing associations as at 31 March 2003.Table 3 shows the number of new build completions by financial year.Table 1Public Sector Normal LettingStock Vacant as at 31 March: 1998 to 2003 Local Authority Area 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SCOTLAND 6,128 9,163 10,370 9,716 8,175 8,127 Local authority 5,680 8,522 9,853 9,199 8,094 8,090 Aberdeen City 580 707 690 1,081 902 922 Aberdeenshire 52 .. 77 133 153 201 Angus 37 43 34 64 85 68 Argyll and Bute 70 50 102 102 47 61 Clackmannanshire 67 68 77 48 132 119 Dumfries and Galloway 83 114 79 65 110 91 Dundee City 489 373 464 427 315 316 East Ayrshire 178 258 306 258 102 154 East Dunbartonshire .. 56 20 34 23 39 East Lothian 77 123 49 68 75 75 East Renfrewshire .. .. 55 105 89 75 Edinburgh, City of 490 301 780 429 552 552 Falkirk 46 53 50 27 18 38 Fife 155 129 180 259 266 266 Glasgow City .. 701 602 786 583 583 Highland 1,152 2,840 3,219 1,822 1,488 1,488 Inverclyde 106 136 210 216 273 220 Midlothian .. 346 329 215 258 51 Moray 58 42 37 48 32 51 North Ayrshire .. 20 20 31 42 28 North Lanarkshire 288 288 226 352 133 107 Orkney 315 316 266 216 280 323 Perth and Kinross 13 15 8 4 3 12 Renfrewshire 72 89 77 87 115 87 Scottish Borders, The 258 359 239 463 258 349 Shetland .. 70 282 358 353 353 South Ayrshire 102 .. 119 144 102 122 South Lanarkshire 137 148 190 239 293 243 Stirling 369 448 542 572 433 469 West Dunbartonshire 50 115 90 93 45 7 West Lothian 398 273 418 436 506 545 Western Isles 38 41 16 17 28 82 Scottish Homes 448 641 517 517 81 37 Source: returnsby local authorities to Scottish Executive Development Department AnalyticalServices Division (Housing Statistics).Notes: excludesdwellings used as temporary accommodation for the homeless, dwellings awaitingdemolition, dwellings which are part of a modernisation scheme and dwellingsidentified as being in a low demand area.Table 2Housing AssociationVoids as at 31 March 2003 Local Authority Area Total Units Scotland 9,468 Aberdeen City 57 Aberdeenshire 75 Angus 78 Argyll and Bute 29 Clackmannanshire 28 Dumfries and Galloway 28 Dundee City 991 East Ayrshire 98 East Dunbartonshire 11 East Lothian 30 East Renfrewshire 6 City of Edinburgh 336 Eilean Siar 4 Falkirk 54 Fife 144 City of Glasgow 5,998 Highland 87 Inverclyde 133 Midlothian 22 Moray 29 North Ayrshire 33 North Lanarkshire 91 Orkney Islands 1 Perth and Kinross 26 Renfrewshire 217 Scottish Borders 401 Shetland Islands 2 South Ayrshire 13 South Lanarkshire 67 Stirling 4 West Dunbartonshire 318 West Lothian 57 Source:Annual Performance and Statistical returns by registered social landlords toCommunities Scotland.Table 3House Building Completions by Housing Associations and Local Authorities:1997-98 to 2002-03 Local Authority Area 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Scotland 4,622 1,777 5,261 5,408 5,522 2,844 Aberdeen City 309 21 134 158 192 173 Aberdeenshire 280 32 236 105 265 133 Angus 136 69 131 131 70 24 Argyll and Bute 282 68 46 147 77 6 Clackmannanshire 12 29 51 24 44 0 Dumfries and Galloway 83 133 76 73 214 58 Dundee City 172 136 154 231 317 92 East Ayrshire 58 30 52 87 60 98 East Dunbartonshire 0 22 15 40 49 4 East Lothian 27 0 94 46 27 0 East Renfrewshire 17 0 134 76 41 30 Edinburgh, City of 423 60 613 577 459 105 Eilean Siar 12 0 3 21 22 12 Falkirk 90 0 73 15 97 34 Fife 379 55 448 196 257 145 Glasgow City 820 287 1,133 1,431 1,616 1,200 Highland 183 56 116 212 138 64 Inverclyde 67 114 68 259 113 0 Midlothian 62 24 52 48 6 19 Moray 101 17 32 29 25 0 North Ayrshire 51 91 189 98 25 12 North Lanarkshire 271 30 362 252 225 165 Orkney 12 0 17 27 56 21 Perth and Kinross 178 85 157 202 180 83 Renfrewshire 10 36 86 181 138 80 Scottish Borders, The 20 123 126 96 76 2 Shetland 0 0 57 13 22 1 South Ayrshire 43 30 68 61 64 32 South Lanarkshire 230 0 105 230 236 114 Stirling 56 20 95 87 44 56 West Dunbartonshire 0 187 57 190 219 26 West Lothian 238 22 281 65 148 55 Source: returns by local authorities to Scottish Executive Development Department Analytical Services Division (Housing Statistics).