HC Deb 18 March 1931 vol 249 cc2031-2
56. Miss LEE

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of houses which the County Council of Lanarkshire has agreed to build under the terms offered by the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1930?

The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Mr. Johnston)

The general statement submitted by the County Council of Lanark in terms of Section 22 of the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1930, shows that it is estimated that 2,650 houses are required to meet the needs of the county, and that it is proposed to erect that number during the next three years.

Miss LEE

Has not the hon. Gentleman given the answer to my question No. 58, rather than to question No. 56?

Mr. JOHNSTON

No, Sir; I have given the answer to question No. 56.

Miss LEE

Do I understand that the council are going to build 2,600 houses?

Mr. JOHNSTON

During the next three years.

57. Miss LEE

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any hostels with accommodation for single persons, as proposed in the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1930, are being built in Scotland; and, if so, where and at what rental?

Mr. JOHNSTON

No proposals for the erection of hostels under the provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1930, have yet been submitted for approval. An explanatory memorandum on hostels prepared by an advisory committee on the subject will shortly be issued to local authorities, who will also be supplied with model plans on request.

58. Miss LEE

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of houses in the county of Lanarkshire which are certified by the medical officer of health as in an insanitary condition and the number which have been certified as uninhabitable?

Mr. JOHNSTON

I am not in possession of information showing the number of houses in Lanarkshire that are in an insanitary condition as distinct from those that are unfit for human habitation, but the general statement submitted by the County Council in terms of Section 22 of the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1930, shows that 1,250 houses in the county are estimated to be unfit for habitation and requiring to be closed or demolished.

Mr. TRAIN

Is it the case that in Lanarkshire some of the houses that have been built under the recent Housing Acts are unlet?

Viscountess ASTOR

Are the Government satisfied with the progress that has been made in housing in Scotland since they have been in office?