HC Deb 28 June 1938 vol 337 cc1736-7W
Sir R. W. Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses in Aberdeenshire, exclusive of the city of Aberdeen, are unfit for human habitation and how many are overcrowded?

Mr. Colville

According to information obtained as a result of surveys made in the winter of 1935–36 and allowing for new houses subsequently provided, it is estimated that there are approximately 120 unfit and 3,300 overcrowded houses in Aberdeenshire, exclusive of the city of Aberdeen.