§ 40. Miss HORSBRUGHasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in view of the revision of the housing subsidies, which is due to take place after the 1st October next, he can state the dates by which houses must be completed in order to earn the present rates of subsidy?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Mr. Skelton)I am sending my hon. Friend a copy of a Circular issued on the 12th instant by the Department of Health for Scotland to all Scottish local authorities, intimating that it is contemplated that houses otherwise eligible and completed by the 31st March, 1934, under the Housing Acts of 1923 and 1924, or by the 30th September, 1934, under the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1930, will qualify for subsidy at the present rates.