§ 18. Mr. McInnesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses have been built by private builders for sale in the City of Glasgow during the years 1949, 1950 and the nearest convenient date in 1951; how many permits 2215 have been refused to such builders and how many houses were involved; and what was the total number of houses built for letting by the local authority in the same period.
§ Mr. J. StuartI am informed by Glasgow Corporation that private builders completed 11 houses for sale in Glasgow in 1949, 16 in 1950 and 21 in the first nine months of 1951. The Corporation do not have particulars of the numbers of applications for licences which were refused but tell me that the numbers are small. The Corporation completed 3,632 houses in 1949, 4,107 in 1950 and 2,656 in the first nine months of 1951.
§ Mr. McInnesIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that from the figures which he has just quoted local authorities completed 10,000 houses and private enterprise 48 houses in three years, thus completely exposing the fallacy of the Government policy?
§ Mr. StuartWe hope to give private builders a chance to show that they can do better.