§ Mr. BROOKEasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has received from the borough council of Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, a return, as provided in the Housing Act, containing their plans of new houses for the next three years; 1881W how many houses in Kirkintilloch are returned as unfit for human habitation; and how many houses it is proposed to build to rehouse the occupants of the condemned houses?
Mr. W. ADAMSONThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the remaining parts, the number of houses estimated by the local authority to be required to replace houses that are unfit for human habitation is stated to be about 50, and the local authority propose to build this number within the next three years to replace the condemned houses. In addition, the local authority is presently building 44 houses to abate overcrowding, and to meet the normal growth of population, and it is possible that they will extend their programme.
§ Mr. BROOKEasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has received from the borough council of Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire, a return, as provided in the Housing Act, containing their plans of new houses for the next three years; how many houses in Helensburgh are returned as unfit for human habitation; and how many houses it is proposed to build to rehouse the occupants of the condemned houses?
Mr. ADAMSONThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the remaining parts, the number of houses stated to be required to replace houses that are unfit for human habitation is 24, and the local authority propose to build this number within the next three years to replace the condemned houses. The Department of Health for Scotland are in communication with the local authority regarding the adequacy of this building programme.