§ 15. Captain ARCHIBALD RAMSAYasked the Secretary of State for Scot 926 land how many new houses have been built in Midlothian under Government assistance in the years 1931, 1932, and 1933, and what proportion of these were two-roomed houses; and how many houses in Midlothian have been reconditioned in the same years?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Mr. Skelton)The numbers of new houses built with Government assistance by the local authority and private enterprise in the County of Midlothian in the years 1931, 1932, and 1933, were 14, 78 and 375 respectively. None of these houses was of two rooms. In the same years, with grant under the Housing (Rural Workers) Acts, 1926, and 1931, the numbers of houses reconditioned were 97, 173 and 196 respectively.
§ Captain RAMSAYIs my hon. Friend aware that in many parts of Midlothian there is a considerable demand for two-roomed houses, and that they are meeting with the greatest difficulty in having them provided, and cannot he help in the matter?
§ Mr. SKELTONYes, Sir. I should not like in the course of question and answer to go into the matter of two-roomed houses, but I shall be very glad to discuss the subject with my hon. and gallant Friend.