HC Deb 17 June 1947 vol 438 c192W
Mr. Pryde

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses were built by local authorities in Scotland in the period between 1918 and 1939; what were the numbers erected under each Housing Act; and how many were built by private enterprise for sale.

Mr. Buchanan

The number of houses built by local authorities in Scotland from 1919 to 1939, inclusive, was 227,347; the numbers under each Housing Act being as follow:

1919 Act 25,129
1923 Act General 4,022
1923 Act Slum Clearance 17,121
1924 Act 75,272
1925 Act (Unassisted) 4,788
1930 Act 58,504
1931 Act 494
1933 Act 1,780
1935 Act 21,486
1938 Act 18,734
Demonstration Steel (special subsidy) 17
227,347

It is estimated that the number built by private enterprise for sale in the same period was about 92,000.

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