§ Mrs. Hartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give, for each new town in Scotland and for each year since its inception, the number of houses built, the average rent of a four-apartment house, and the average cost of building such a house.
§ Mr. NobleThe information is as follows:
Year Number of Houses Completed Average Rent of 4-Apartment House Average Cost of Building 4-Apartment House £ £ EAST KILBRIDE 1949 … 60 40* 2,047 1950 … 158 40* 2,047 1951 … 102 42* 2,021 1952 … 282 42* 2,061 1953 … 882 42* 2,101 1954 … 1,120 42* 1,981 1955 … 1,053 42* 2,004 1956 … 754 42* 2,071 1957 … 669 13 2,247 1958 … 964 33 2,093 1959 … 997 33 2,139 1960 … 982 33 2,173 1961 … 481 33 2,206 1962 … 676 48 2,401 GLENROTHES 1951 … 28 40* 1,842 1952 … 195 40* 1,786 1953 … 434 41* 1,824 1954 … 346 41* 1,953 1955 … 270 41* 1,767 1956 … 319 31* 1,611 1957 … 282 20 1,706 1958 … 389 36 1,818 1959 … 354 36 1,788 1960 … 256 36 1,704 1961 … 257 45 1,745 1962 … 344 45 1,847 CUMBERNAULD 1958 … 121 30 2,165 1959 … 200 35 2,140 1960 … 251 40 2,160 1961 … 417 40 2,236 1962 … 556 40 2,515 * Until 1957, rates were paid partly by the occupiers and partly by the Development Corporations as owners. In that year occupiers became liable for the total rate payments, and rents were reduced by the amounts of rates previously paid by the owners.