HC Deb 29 March 1955 vol 539 cc21-2W
Mr. Brooman-White

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is now in a position to furnish information with regard to the issue by local authorities of certificates under the Housing (Repairs and Rents) (Scotland) Act, 1954, in connection with the state of repair of controlled houses.

Mr. J. Stuart

Following is a summary of the returns received from local authorities for the period from the commence- ment of the Act up to 31st December, 1954:

I.—CERTIFICATES OF DISREPAIR (ISSUED UNDER SECTION 18 (1) OF THE 1954 ACT)
Number of applications for certificates of disrepair Granted Refused Withdrawn or still under consideration
1,751 1,254 128 369

Of the 1,751 applications for certificates, 727 were in respect of houses which had been the subject of a notice of repairs increase under the 1954 Act, and 1,024 were in respect of houses where no repairs increase had been claimed.

Number of applications for revocation of certificates of disrepair Granted Refused Withdrawn or still under consideration
78 66 10 2
II.—CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE OF NOTICES REQUIRING EXECUTION OF WORKS UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE HOUSING (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1950 (ISSUED UNDER SECTION 18 (2) of THE 1954 ACT)
Number of certificates issued 11
III.—CERTIFICATES OF REPAIR AND CERTIFICATES OF REFUSAL TO GRANT REPAIR CERTIFICATES (ISSUED UNDER SECTION 20 AND THE SECOND SCHEDULE OF THE 1954 ACT)
Number of applications for certificates of repair Granted Refused Withdrawn or still under consideration
68 18 48 2