§ Sir G. McCRAEasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland whether he can state the number of houses authorised to be built in Scotland under the Housing Act, 554W 1919, by local authorities and public utility societies; the number of houses authorised under the Additional Powers Private Subsidy Scheme, 1919; and the number of houses completed to date under both schemes?
§ The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for SCOTLAND (Mr. F. C. Thomson)The number of houses authorised to be built by local authorities and public utility societies under the Housing, Town Planning, Etc. (Scotland) Act, 1919, is 25,550. At 31st December, 1923—the last date to which figures as to progress are available—21,087 of these houses were completed. Under the Housing (Financial Assistance to Builders) Scheme (Scotland), 1920, Certificates "A" were granted by local authorities in respect of 3,326 houses. Only 2,324 houses, however, were completed within the period allowed for participation in the State subsidy. Of the completed houses 96 were built under the Crofters' Scheme.
§ Sir G. McCRAEasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland whether he can state the number of houses authorised by the Scottish Board of Health under the Housing Act, 1923, the number of houses in progress, and the number of houses completed to date?
§ The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for SCOTLANDUnder the Housing Act, 1923, to date the Scottish Board of Health have approved schemes for the erection of houses by local authorities embracing a total of 6,731 houses. At 31st December, 1923—the last date to which progress figures are available—225 of these houses were under construction but none had been completed. As regards schemes for the assistance of private enterprise under the above Act, local authorities at 31st December, 1923, had issued Certificates "A" in respect of 557 houses. Of these 372 were under construction and 12 had been completed.