§ Mr. Gourlayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of four-apartment houses for which tenders were approved in each calendar year since 1968, the average tender price per house in each year and the average annual loan charge per house based on the tender price in each year.
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§ Mr. William RossThe information for local authority houses in Scotland is as follows:
Year Number of fourapartments houses approved Average tender price Average annual loan charges per house† £ £ 1968 … … 7,453 3,603 295 1969 … … 6,422 3,653 348 1970 … … 4,025 4,099 396 1971 … … 4,588 4,426 339 1972 … … 4,472 4,865* 464 1973 … … 1,376 6,373* 821 * Provisional figures. † At Public Works Loan Board rates, at end of each year, for long term loans.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing capital expenditure on housing construction in the public sector in the past 10 years, using 1964 prices as base.
§ Mr. William RossThe available figures are given below:
Local Authority expenditure in Scotland on Housing Construction and Improvement at 1964 prices Year £ million 1964 … … … … 71 1965 … … … … 70 1966 … … … … 81 1967 … … … … 96 1968 … … … … 109 1969 … … … … 103 1970 … … … … 94 1971 … … … … 80 1972 … … … … 61 1973 … … … … 63