HC Deb 11 March 1948 vol 448 cc186-7W
Mr. Gallacher

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of prefabricated houses, permanent and temporary, under construction, under contract, and completed respectively; and when will the temporary housing programme be completed in Scotland.

Mr. Woodburn

The following table shows the state of progress of the programme of permanent non traditional houses at the end of February. In addition, out of a total allocation of 32,156 temporary houses, 3,642 were in course of erection and 25,914 had been completed at that date. It is hoped that the tem-

PERMANENT NON-TRADITIONAL HOUSES.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND SCOTTISH SPECIAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION.
POSITION AT 28TH FEBRUARY, 1948.
Type. Tenders Approved. Houses under Construction. Houses Completed.
Aluminium 531 515*
Atholl 2,424 1,324 520
B.I.S.F. 5,000 3,002 1,068
Bryden 6 6
Cellular Concrete 94 94
Clyde 100 30 2
Cruden 3,028 1,153 805
Demonstration 13 13
Foamslag 686 440 194
Hilcon 550 550
Lindsay 550 288 60
Miller "No-fines" 132 112 20
Orlit 3,044 1,874 l60
Stuart 1,792 1,056 244
Swedish Timber 2,498 166 2,332
Weir (Paragon) 100 100
Weir (Quality) 3,328 2,444 584
Whatling Concrete 120 104 16
Whitson-Fairhurst 4,290 2,370 54
Wilson's Hollow Blocks 2 2
Wimpey 900 800 8
Totals 29,188 16,228 6,282
* Slabbing.