§ 58. Mr. BUCHANANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of houses erected in Glasgow and occupied since the operation of any form of State grant, the number at present building, and the number for which plans have been accepted hut not yet started; and how the rate of progress for the past year compares with previous years?
§ Sir J. GILMOURAs the answer involves a table of figures, I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT. In view of to-day's Debate, I am sending the hon. Member a special copy of the reply.
§ Mr. BUCHANANI notice that the right hon. Gentleman made a speech the other day comparing the rate of progress in housing in Scotland this year with, last year. Could he not answer the last part of my question, which deals with that particular point?
§ Sir J. GILMOURIn 1925 the number of houses completed was 824, and in 1926 it was 1,441.
§ Following r the reply:
§ As at 30th June, 1926, 7,474 subsidised houses had been erected in Glasgow, 4,383 were under construction and tenders had been approved for 2,290 which had not been begun. The returns available do not show whether all the completed houses were occupied at the above date. As regards the rate of progress, the following table shows the number of subsidised houses completed at 30th June in each of the last five years:
| Glasgow. | ||||
| Year ended 30th June. | Number of houses completed. | |||
| 1922 | … | … | … | 809 |
| 1923 | … | … | … | 2,276 |
| 1924 | … | … | … | 1,621 |
| 1925 | … | … | … | 824 |
| 1926 | … | … | … | 1,441 |