§ 67. Mrs. Mannasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the Scottish Special Housing Association 138W charge a rent of £90 5s. for the five-apartment houses of key workers in Coatbridge; that a further charge of £73 17s. 6d. is imposed for rates; and, as these charges comprise 25 per cent. of income, if he will take steps to reduce these charges to similar house assessments in the neighbourhood.
§ Mr. H. StraussThe houses to which the hon. Member refers have been provided for the accommodation of key managerial staff. Loans to build them were made to the Scottish Special Housing Association by the Board of Trade on a favourable basis in order that the total charges should be approximately equal to those for similar houses provided in the English Development Areas. My right hon. Friend could not consider introducing a special subsidy on houses provided for this purpose.