HC Deb 16 November 1948 vol 458 c26W
80. Mr. Gallacher

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses will the timber allocation to Scotland cover.

Mr. Woodburn

Available supplies of timber are spread over schemes at present covering 42,000 permanent houses under construction, and, during 1948, have maintained an output at the rate of about 20,000 completed houses a year.