Mr. Grahamasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can state the number of houses required in each of the counties and principal burghs in Scotland as a result of the recent overcrowd- 1044W ing survey, and to what extent progress is being made?
§ Mr. ElliotThe following table gives the number of houses which the overcrowding survey showed to be necessary to relieve overcrowding and the number of houses completed and approved since the passing of the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1935. Since the passing of the Housing (Scotland Act, 1935, local authority housing schemes have usually been for the joint purpose of remedying overcrowding and replacing unfit houses, and I regret that separate figures as to the number of houses erected to relieve overcrowding are accordingly not available. Returns received from local authorities show, however, that from 1st April, 1936, to 3oth April, 1937, 7,662 families have been removed from overcrowded houses.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO. Local Authority. No. of houses which overcrowding survey showed to be necessary. No. of houses completed since passing of Housing (Scotland) Act, 1935. No. of houses in tenders approved since passing of Housing (Scotland) Act, 1935. (1) (2) (3) (4) Counties. Aberdeen 1,541 178 202 Angus 583 17 18 Argyll 433 42 36 Ayr 4,122 1,433 2,490 Banff 170 2 38 Berwick 184 26 28 Bute 33 — — Caithness 325 — 50 Clackmannan 416 184 250 Dumfries 916 44 66 Dunbarton 1,864 113 478 East Lothian 491 182 240 Fife 4,010 157 1,147 Inverness 738 28 12 Kincardine 250 35 23 Kinross 85 12 — Kirkcudbright 182 50 62 Lanark 13,597 1,526 3,820 Midlothian 1,803 872 732 Moray Incomplete return 10 26 Nairn 28 4 2 Orkney No return — 4 Peebles 121 — 24 Perth 701 62 64 Renfrew 929 289 1,079 Ross and Cromarty 160* 78 52 Roxburgh 33 60 1 Selkirk 39 1 — *Does not include requirements for Crofters, Squatters and tied houses.
Local Authority. No. of houses which overcrowding survey showed to be necessary No. of houses completed since passing of Housing (Scotland) Act, 1935 No. of houses in tenders approved since passing of Housing (Scotland) Act, 1935. (1) (2) (3) (4) Stirling 2,526 382 1,610 Sutherland 152 — 28 West Lothian 2,406 504 796 Wigtown 295 74 18 Zetland No return — — Large Burghs. Aberdeen 5,367 1,018 1,472 Airdrie 904 542 723 Arbroath 565 54 230 Ayr 1,362 360 85 Clydebank 2,959 — 458 Coatbridge 2,754 710 1,012 Dumbarton 903 30 200 Dumfries 488 148 319 Dundee 7,552 908 944 Dunfermline 890 250 524 Edinburgh 11,155 898 1,955 Falkirk 1,352 74 440 Glasgow 46,633 3,897 3,353 Greenock 3,536 544 859 Hamilton 1,948 1,208 64 Inverness 325 32 — Kilmarnock 1,530 236 303 Kirkcaldy 1,461 464 874 Motherwell 4,213 715 885 Paisley 4,631 209 2,582 Perth 641 129 483 Port Glasgow 1,184 100 372 Rutherglen 1,132 174 200 Stirling 443 179 375