§ 39. Mr. Stodartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many acres in Scotland have been used for new housing schemes from 1950 to 1959, inclusive.
§ The Joint Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. T. G. D. Galbraith)No exact figure is available, but it is estimated that some 29,000 acres were used for new housing schemes in that period, not all of which is lost to agriculture.