§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland in respect of how many houses in Scotland certificates have been granted approving assistance by way of loan and how many approving assistance by way of grant under the Housing (Rural Workers) Act, 1926, in the quarters ending 30th September and 31st December, 1934, respectively?
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§ Sir G. COLLINSThe following table contains the information asked for:
Housing (Rural Workers) Acts, 1926 and 1931 Quarter ended Number of houses in respect of which assistance was approved for Loan Grant 30th September, 1934 … 20 895 31st December, 1934 … 34 672
§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of houses completed in Scotland during the quarters beginning 1st July and 1st October, respectively, showing separately the figures for State-assisted and unassisted houses?
§ Sir G. COLLINSThe number of houses completed in Scotland during the quarters beginning 1st July and 1st October, 1934, respectively, was as follows:
Quarter beginning 1st July, 1934:
With State assistance 2,543 Without State assistance 1,535 Total 4,078 Quarter beginning 1st October, 1934:
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With State assistance 4,161 Without State assistance 1,934 Total 6,095 NOTE.—Of the 1,535 and 1,934 houses completed in each of the above quarters respectively without State—assistance, 97 and 147 houses respectively were of six apartments and over.
§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total number of houses built in 1934 to replace uninhabitable houses in county areas?
§ Sir G. COLLINSThe total number of houses built in 1934 under the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1930, to replace uninhabitable houses in the county areas of Scotland was 1,589. The number of houses under construction at 31st December, 1934, was 3,520, and the number approved but not begun was 1,316.
§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses were erected in Scotland by unassisted private enterprise in each of the last five years?
§ Sir G. COLLINSThe number of houses erected in Scotland by unassisted private enterprise in each of the last five years was as follows:
Year Number of Houses 1930 … … … … 1,408 1931 … … … … 1,814 1932 … … … … 1,726 1933 … … … … 5,570 1934 … … … … 5,677 NOTE.—Of the above numbers of houses, 360, 349, 270, 368 and 481 respectively were of six apartments or over.