MAJOR HENDERSONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health if he can state the number of houses which have been erected in Glasgow under the Scottish Housing Act, 1919; the number in course of erection; the number for which plans have only been approved; the number for which plans have only been submitted; what steps, if any, are being taken to expedite building; and how long it is likely 72W to take to complete the number of houses required in Glasgow, judging, by the present rate of progress?
§ Mr. MUNROThe number of houses in course of erection in Glasgow under the Act is 146. None of these houses have yet been completed. The Scottish Board of Health have approved plans for 3,740 permanent houses. These include a large number of types which will be repeated as schemes develop. Approval has also been given by the Board to the plans of 500 temporary wooden houses. All house plans submitted to date have been approved. The Board have under consideration a proposal by the Builders' Federation that, in order to expedite building, contracts should be allocated among the members of the federation at a price previously agreed upon by the Board, the local authority, and the federation. Building operations so far are on too limited a scale to be taken as a basis for the rate of progress.