HC Deb 21 November 1951 vol 494 cc59-60W
Sir W. Darling

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many occupied houses there are in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Perth; and how many applicants for houses are registered in these cities.

Mr. J. Stuart

The information is given in the following table:

— Occupied Houses (1) Applicants on the local authority waiting lists (2)
Edinburgh … 140,865 18,227
Glasgow … 299,038 100,378
Aberdeen … 51,027 10,019
Dundee … 53,780 21,334
Perth … 12,035 2,901
(1) Numbers shown in the returns by local assessors for 1950;
(2) Numbers supplied by the local authorities concerned on 17th November 1951.