§ 86. Mr. Spenceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what allocation of rural houses has been made for Aberdeenshire for the year 1950–51.
Mr. McNeilI hope to intimate allocations of houses to all local authorities, including those in Aberdeenshire, in the course of the next week.
§ 9. Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that one municipal house in Inverness has a rental of £4 4s. 4d., including rates, whereas a Swedish municipal house in the same town has a rental of £8 6s. 2d., including rates; and if he will give financial assistance to enable the local authority to equalise rents.
Mr. McNeilI am informed that the average monthly rent, including rates, for the town council's houses is less than £3. It is open to the council to equalise their rents, but I regret that I can hold out no hope that special financial assistance will be made available for this purpose.
91. Commander Galbraithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the present population of the Priesthill, Househillwood and Pollok areas and an estimate of what the population of these housing schemes is expected to be at the end of the years 1950, 1951 and 1952; the date on which these schemes will finally be completed; and what the population is then expected to be.
Mr. McNeilI am informed by Glasgow Corporation that the population of the Househillwood scheme which is completed is 5,500; and that the present30W population of the Priesthill scheme is 7,000 and of the Pollok scheme 19,000. The Corporation estimate that the population at Priesthill will be 11,500 at the end of 1950 and 13,500 at the end of 1951; the corresponding figures for Pollok are 23,000 and 25,500. The Corporation expect both schemes to be completed in June, 1952, with a total population of 14,000 at Priesthill and 26,000 at Pollok.