§ Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the levels of public investments in housing in Scotland for the three years preceding and following 1964.
§ Mr. RossThe following information relates to financial years ending 31st March:
£ million 1961–62 … … … 45.4 1962–63 … … … 53.5 1963–64 … … … 82.7 1964–65 … … … 90.5 1965–66 … … … 96.0 1966–67 … … … 116.0
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the effect on the Scottish housing programme of the current review of Government expenditure; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. Dickson MabonI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave earlier today to my hon. Friends the Members for Midlothian (Mr. Eadie) and South Ayrshire (Mr. Emrys Hughes).
§ Mr. Clark Hutchisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give details of the cities and counties in Scotland which will be affected by the slow-down of house building recently announced by the Government on 16th January;
(2) by how much Edinburgh housing programme will be affected by the slowdown of house building in Scotland announced by the Government on 16th January.
§ Mr. RossThe matter is being gone into with the housing authorities, but Edinburgh has been assured that it will not be affected in view of its serious housing shortage. Housing for economic growth will not be affected, nor will housing for replacement of unit houses or for serious local shortages.