§ Mr. Prydeasked 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. BuchananThe 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.