§ 30. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many housing authorities in Scotland are not now building houses; what proportion this represents of the total number of such authorities; and how many small burghs are not building.
§ The Joint Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. T. G. D. Galbraith)Of the 231 local housing authorities, 116—including 107 small burghs—had no houses under construction at the end of May.
§ Mr. HamiltonDoes not the hon. Gentleman think that this is a shocking state of affairs, in view of the fact that many hundreds of thousands of people in Scotland are still without adequate housing facilities? Does he still stand by the Answer which his right hon. Friend gave to me some months ago, which stated that the reason why many of these authorities, if not most, are not building is that their housing needs have been satisfied? Will he give particular attention to the problem of the small burgh of Culross about which I have been making representations for several months now, with no results?
§ Mr. GalbraithYes, I am very agreeable to considering Culross. I think the hon. Member knows that it is under consideration at the moment.