§ Sir W. Darlingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new houses have been built in Midlothian for priority classes, miners and others, respectively, by the county council of Midlothian and by the Scottish Special Housing Association, respectively; and how many are in course of erection.
Mr. McNeilThe information asked for is as follows:
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— Houses completed Houses under construction Houses built for miners by: (a) Midlothian County Council 190 — (b) Scottish Special Housing Association 622 498 Houses built for agricultural workers by: Midlothian County Council 56 26 Houses built for general needs by: (a) Midlothian County Council 992 170 (b) Scottish Special Housing Association 460 66 are waiting for telephones. In Malden and Coombe the corresponding figures are 93 and 826. During the past year 1,600 new connections were made, but I regret I cannot say when all of the outstanding applications will be met.