§ Sir G. COLLINSasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of houses in Scotland approved for subsidy between 1st July, 1926, and 28th February, 1928, under The Housing, etc., Act, 1923, and the estimated capital value of the subsidies for these houses; and the number of houses approved for subsidy between 1st July, 1926, and 28th February, 1928, under The Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924, and the estimated yearly value of the subsidies for these houses?
§ Sir J. GILMOURDuring the period in question the number of houses approved for State subsidy was 5,768 under the Housing, etc., Act, 1923, and 20,609 under the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924. The estimated capital value of the subsidies in each case was £434,000 and £3,230,000, respectively. In addition to the above, 3,479 houses were approved under Slum Clearance schemes during the above period. The subsidy payable in respect of these houses is 50 per cent. of the approved annual loss and is not yet ascertainable.