§ 65. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses in Aberdeen have been modernised each year with the aid of Government grants in the last 10 years.
§ Mr. NobleThe total number of bouses improved with the aid of grant since 1954 to the end of 1963 was 756. The following is the number of houses in the city of Aberdeen improved with the aid of grant for each year from 1954.
— Local Authority Improvements Private Owners Discretionary Grants Standard Grants* 1954 … — 11 — 1955 … — 17 — 1956 … — 36 — 1957 … — 54 — 1958 … 4 23 — 1959 … 2 43 — 1960 … 7 72 14 1961 … 17 85 33 1962 … 37 90 38 1963 … 40 107 26 … … 107 538 111 * Standard grants were first introduced in 1959.