§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses, private
1969 1970 Males Females Males Females Suicidal … … … … … 6(20–24: 1) 1(65+) 1(25–44) — (25–44: 2) (45–64: 3) Accidental … … … … … 1(45–64) 1(1–4) 1(46–64) 1(65+) Open verdicts … … … … 1(25–44) 1(25–44) — — Information is not available centrally about cases successfully treated.
Most of the accidents have occurred because the chemical has not been stored in its original container. The Government do not intend to impose a ban on the sale of paraquat because the Advisory Committee on Pesticides and Other Toxic Chemicals has advised them that if the precautions which it has recommended— including that on storage—and which appear prominently on the label of every original container are followed there should be no danger to anyone.
402Wand public, respectively, were under construction at the latest available date; and what were the comparable figures in 1969. 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe numbers of houses under construction at 30th June were as follows:
Public Sector Private Sector Total 1969 46,266 11,121 57,387 1970 39,128 10,317 49,445 1971 32,930 10,719 43,649 1972 26,673 11,750 38,423