§ 9. Mr. Carmichaelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how the Housing Returns for Scotland dated 30th September, 1948. Cmd. 7553, compare with the housing demands of the citizens as listed by the Glasgow Corporation; and if he has any statement to make regarding future housing policy which may make known to those on the waiting list what their prospects are regarding housing accommodation.
§ Mr. WoodburnGlasgow Corporation have a waiting list of 44,192 families listed as houseless. At the 30th September tenders had been approved or licences issued for 13,048 permanent houses and 2,550 temporary houses—a total of 15,598 in all. At 30th November all the temporary and 5,376 permanent houses had been completed. A further 4,843 are now under construction and 2,957 are waiting to be begun. In addition the Corporation have applications from 32,684 overcrowded families; from 5,010 persons due to be married and from 16,142 other persons at present adequately housed. The building industry in Scotland has 40,000 houses under construction and the best immediate contribution108W towards the reduction of waiting lists all over the country would result from any speeding up which may be possible in completing these unfinished houses.