To ask the Scottish Executive, in relation to the £1.4 million announced on 27 November 2008 to fund the purchase of suitable unsold housing stock from the private sector in Falkirk and Perth and Kinross, what the average level of subsidy is per house.

The £1.4 million announced on the 27 November 2008 to purchase unsold housing stock in Falkirk and Perth and Kinross, results in an average level of subsidy per house of £50,000. The £1.4 million is the allocation to date based on an initial estimate; however now that negotiations have been concluded, it has been established that the average grant subsidy per unit will be £64,000. This results in the allocation increasing to £1.759 million.