Housing (Hansard, 23 February 1955)

§ Mr. McInnes
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to indicate the average tender price for a four-apartment non-traditional and traditional house, respectively, for 1952, 1953 and 1954.

Commander Galbraith
During the last three years for which figures are available—up to September, 1954—there has been a substantial fall in average tender prices both for traditional and non-traditional houses. The fall is particularly marked in the last year. In these circumstances, when the market has been falling, it would not be in the public interest to give actual figures.

§ Mr. McInnes
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to indicate the number 177W of two-, three-, four-, and five-apartment houses, respectively, completed in Scotland during each of the years 1951 to 1954.

Commander Galbraith
The available records of the proportion of houses of the

PROPORTION OF HOUSES OF DIFFERENT SIZES IN APPROVED TENDERS

October, 1950 to September, 1951 October, 1951 to September, 1952 October, 1952 to September, 1953 October, 1953 to September, 1954

Houses Houses Houses Houses

per cent. percent. percent. per cent.

1 and 2 apts. … … 667 1,087 1,855 2,236

2.4 4.0 5.4 6.5

3 apts … … 15,174 14,712 17,506 19,688

53.3 53.5 50.6 57.5

4 apts … … 11,872 10,929 14,167 11,480

41.7 39.7 41.0 33.5

5 or more apts. … … 752 772 1,049 839

2.6 2.8 3.0 2.5

28,465 27,500 34,577 34,243

per cent. 100 per cent. 100 per cent. 100 per cent. 100

Note.—These figures relate to houses approved for local authority, Scottish Special Housing Association and New Towns Development Corporations' schemes.

PROPORTION OF HOUSES OF DIFFERENT SIZES IN APPROVED TENDERS
			October, 1950 to September, 1951	October, 1951 to September, 1952	October, 1952 to September, 1953	October, 1953 to September, 1954
			Houses		Houses		Houses		Houses
				per cent.		percent.		percent.		per cent.
1 and 2 apts.	…	…	667		1,087		1,855		2,236
				2.4		4.0		5.4		6.5
3 apts	…	…	15,174		14,712		17,506		19,688
				53.3		53.5		50.6		57.5
4 apts	…	…	11,872		10,929		14,167		11,480
				41.7		39.7		41.0		33.5
5 or more apts.	…	…	752		772		1,049		839
				2.6		2.8		3.0		2.5
			28,465		27,500		34,577		34,243
				per cent. 100		per cent. 100		per cent. 100		per cent. 100
Note.—These figures relate to houses approved for local authority, Scottish Special Housing Association and New Towns Development Corporations' schemes.