HC Deb 21 June 1950 vol 476 cc129-30W
Mr. Steele

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give separately the numbers of Atholl, Blackburn and Weir houses completed each month for 12 months ending on the last available date.

Mr. McNeil

The figures are as follows:

COMPLETED HOUSES
Atholl Blackburn Weir
June, 1949 64 12 137
July, 1949 62 18 128
August, 1949 50 8 110
September, 1949 106 32 125
October, 1949 150 8 78
November, 1949 108 135 195
December, 1949 112 364 114
January, 1950 84 195 44
February, 1950 64 329 94
March, 1950 60 436 120
April, 1950 52 333 90
May, 1950 32 456 49
944 2,326 1,284

Mr. Steele

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to give the estimated number of man hours necessary for the erection and work on the Atholl, Blackburn and Weir houses on the site after completion of the necessary preparation to start erection.

Mr. McNeil

I have obtained the following estimates from the firms:

Weir Housing Corporation: 400 man hours for the site work; but this estimate excludes a large amount of work carried out by sub-contractors.

Blackburn (Dumbarton) Ltd.: 1,045 man hours.

Atholl Houses Ltd.: About 2,000 man hours in normal conditions.

Mr. Steele

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of houses the Atholl, Blackburn and Weir firms estimate as possible for them to produce per month.

Mr. McNeil

I have obtained the following estimates from the firms of their monthly capacity:

Weir Housing Corporation: 200 complete houses and components for 120 more.

Blackburn (Dumbarton) Ltd.: 400 complete houses and components for 400 more.

Atholl Houses Ltd.: 165 complete houses.