§ 6. Mr. STEPHENasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the amount of sub- 15 sidy under the different housing schemes, respectively, which has been spent in Glasgow since 1918?
§ Sir J. GILMOURAs the statement desired includes a number of detailed figures I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate the answer in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The total amount of State subsidy paid from 1918 to the close of the financial year ended 31st March, 1927, in respect of the various housing schemes in Glasgow was £867,529 15s., made up as follows:
£ | s. | d. | |
Housing, Town Planning, etc. (Scotland) Act, 1919 | 770,693 | 3 | 2 |
Housing (Financial Assistance to Builders) Scheme (Scotland), 1920 | 36,740 | 0 | 0 |
Housing, etc., Act, 1923: Houses erected by the Local Authority | 8,246 | 0 | 0 |
Houses erected by Private Enterprise | 2,447 | 0 | 0 |
Slum Clearance Schemes | 48,851 | 11 | 10 |
Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924: Houses erected by the Local Authority | 552 | 0 | 0 |
£867,529 | 15 | 0 |
§ The whole of the above payments were made between the financial years 1920–21 and 1926–27, no subsidy having been payable during the years 1918–19 and 1919–20.