HC Deb 19 February 1964 vol 689 cc206-7W
67. Mr. W Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the total amount of local authority housing space provided, in terms of apartments, in each year since 1948.

Mr. Noble

The information is not readily available in relation to the number of houses completed each year or to the period prior to 1951. However, the following table shows the estimated total number of apartments in houses tendered for by public authorities in each year since 1951:

Mr. W. Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of houses built in Scotland in each of the last 12 years was built by local authorities and for private ownership, respectively.

Mr. Noble

The proportions, expressed as percentages, of the total numbers of houses completed in Scotland by local authorities, for private owners and by other agencies in each of the last 12 years are as follows:

Local Authorities Private Owners Other Agencies
per cent. per cent. per cent.
1952 72.4 7.2 20.4
1953 75.1 6.1 18.8
1954 76.6 6.7 16.7
1955 71.1 10.3 18.6
1956 69.2 14.3 16.5
1957 74.7 10.8 14.5
1958 70.3 12.6 17.1
1959 68.4 15.5 16.1
1960 62.7 22.8 14.5
1961 61.8 26.2 12.0
1962 60.7 29.1 10.2
1963 62.7 23.5 13.8

Year Public Authorities Private Owners
Local Authorities S.S.H.A. New Town Corporations Aggregate
1951 100 100 100 100 100
1952 125 163 404 132 196
1953 165 171 1,097 171 209
1954 166 142 1,222 168 228
1955 135 129 1,103 139 308
1956 123 108 894 125 400
1957 135 108 793 135 307
1958 126 113 1,228 130 355
1959 104 86 1,293 108 370
1960 100 71 1,266 102 570
1961 94 50 1,054 93 624
1962 90 33 1,313 89 680
1963 98 62 1,374 101 578