§ Mr. Wheatleyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses are 208W in the course of erection by the Edinburgh Corporation at the present time, and the dates when such houses were allocated and tenders approved, respectively; how many houses have been allocated to the said local authority for which tenders had been approved but not begun and the dates of the allocations and approval of tenders thereof, respectively; and how many houses have been allocated to the said local authority and for which tenders have not yet been submitted, and the dates of the allocation thereof.
§ Mr. J. StuartFollowing is the reply:
(1) On 23rd November, 1951, 1,789 houses were under construction. The dates on which the houses were allocated and the tenders approved were as follows:—
Date of Allocation Date of Approval of Tenders Number of Houses January, 1949 … April, 1949 … 56 January, 1949 … May, 1949 … 50 June, 1949 … September, 1949 … 132 June, 1949 … November, 1949 … 142 June, 1949 … January, 1950 … 16 June, 1949 … March, 1950 … 341 June, 1949 … May, 1950 … 10 June, 1949 … November, 1950 … 134 March, 1950 … January, 1951 … 110 March, 1950 … February, 1951 … 302 March, 1950 … March, 1951 … 2 March, 1950 … April, 1951 … 192 March, 1950 … May, 1951 … 176 March, 1950 … July, 1951 … 44 March, 1950 … August, 1951 … 82 1,789 (2) On 23rd November, 719 houses allocated to Edinburgh and included in tenders approved had not been begun. The dates on which these houses were allocated and the tenders approved were as follows:—
Date of Allocation Date of Approval of Tenders Number of Houses June, 1949 … September, 1949 … 23 June, 1949 … March 1950 … 2 March, 1950 … April, 1951 … 48 March, 1950 … May, 1951 … 40 March, 1950 … June, 1951 … 262 March, 1950 … July, 1951 … 262 March, 1950 … August, 1951 … 82 (3) On 23rd November, 764 houses which had been allocated to Edinburgh Corporation in January, 1951, had not been included in tenders submitted to the Department of Health for Scotland, but I am told that tenders for them have been invited.