§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary for Scotland how many houses have been completely built in Scottish rural areas in the year 1920 and in each succeeding year with the aid of subsidies under the Housing Act, 1923, under the Housing Act, 1924, and under the Board of Agriculture's scheme for the erection of crofters' houses respectively?
§ Sir J. GILMOUR:The information asked for in the first part of the question is not available in respect of the Housing, etc., Act, 1923. Under the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924, the number of houses completely built in Scottish rural areas as defined by that Act is 32. Six of these houses were completed in 1925, and the remaining 26 in 1926. In reply to the second part of the question, the following statement shows in column 1 the number of crofters' houses erected in the year 1920 and succeeding years with the aid of loans advanced by the Board under Section 9 of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act, 1911, and under Sections 4 (1) (e) and 5 (4) of the Congested Districts (Scotland) Act, 1897, and in column 2 the number of crofters' houses erected during these years on land schemes carried out throughout the country under the provisions of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Acts, 1886–1919, and the Land Settlement (Scotland) Acts, 1919 and 1921:
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Period. Area Covered. Value of Imports as declared. Value estimated on the basis of 1913 prices. Million £. Million £. Jan.-Dec, 1913 British Isles … 228.4 228.4 1925 Great Britain and Northern Ireland … 463.3 276.9 British Isles (Estimated) … 416 264 Jan.-Mar., 1913 British Isles … 52.0 52.0 1926 Great Britain and Northern Ireland … 103.2 71.9 British Isles (Estimated) … 99 69
Year in which erection of House was completed. New Houses completed. Total. 1. 2. 1920 Nil 60 60 1921 22 139 161 1922 49 74 123 1923 124 44 168 1924 57 121 178 1925 38 59 97