§ 64. Commander FANSHAWEasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of the 2,000 steel houses allowed for in Scotland under the special grant have been completed; how many are under construction; and how many have not yet been commenced?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Sir John Gilmour)As at end of November, of the 2,000 houses referred to in question, 1,086 had been completed by the building contractors, 906 were under construction, and eight had not been commenced.
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHACan the Secretary of State say how many of these houses are Weir houses and how many are Atholl houses?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe hon. Member had better put that question down.
§ 68. Commander FANSHAWEasked the Secratary of State for Scotland if he has received favourable reports on steel houses from workers' organisations and from individuals who have lived in steel houses, both in summer and winter; and if he will obtain a further grant to increase the numbers to be built in Scotland and provide them in rural areas and mining villages as well as in Dundee, Edinburgh, Lanarkshire, and Glasgow?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe reply to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. I am not in a position to make a statement at present with regard to the second part of the question.