§ Mr. McKinlayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the cost of the houses recently erected at Levenvale by the Special Housing Association.
Mr. JohnstonThe estimated cost of these houses is about £719 per house, exclusive of cost of roads, land and fees, but including house connections to main services.
Major Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether satisfactory arrangements have been made with the trade unions concerned with regard to the erection of the Weir steel houses in Scotland.
Mr. JohnstonYes, Sir. I am glad to say that Messrs. G. and J. Weir and the 755W National Federation of Building Trades Operatives have agreed on the arrangements with regard to wages and working conditions to be observed in connection with the erection in Scotland of 100 experimental Weir steel houses during the next few months.
§ Mr. Henderson Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the total number of houses built by the corporations of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen, respectively, in each of the years 1919 to 1939, inclusive.
Mr. JohnstonThe following table gives the particulars asked for:
Number of houses built by the Corporations of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen in each of the years 1919–1939 inclusive. Year Corporations of: Glasgow. Edinburgh. Dundee. Aberdeen 1919 Nil Nil Nil Nil 1920 20 15 Nil Nil 1921 169 163 254 Nil 1922 123 380 252 Nil 1923 2,292 494 256 156 1924 2,646 89 40 Nil 1925 1,161 851 228 66 1926 1,879 789 377 96 1927 3,880 1,112 973 382 1928 3,574 1,295 451 584 1929 6,390 570 550 729 1930 3,228 319 54 492 1931 2,684 630 378 524 1932 2,416 1,101 408 Nil 1933 2,843 2,274 606 90 1934 4,439 758 345 204 1935 3,926 858 430 570 1936 1,985 402 701 614 1937 1,841 618 376 526 1938 2,788 1,146 335 818 1939 2,227 830 846 602 Total 50,511 14,694 7,860 6,453