§ 69. Mrs. Hartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new houses have been built each year in East Kilbride since the development corporation was set up; and what has been the rate of interest in each year.
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§ Mr. NobleThe following is the information:
Year Number of houses completed Interest rate* per cent. 1949 … … 60 3 1950 … … 158 3 1951 … … 102 3–3¾ 1952 … … 282 3¾–4¼ 1953 … … 882 4–4¼ 1954 … … 1,120 3¾–4 1955 … … 1,053 3¾–5 1956 … … 754 5–5¾ 1957 … … 669 5½–6 1958 … … 964 5⅜–6 1959 … … 997 5⅛–5⅜ 1960 … … 982 5⅛–6 1961 … … 481 6–6½ 1962 … … 676 5½–6⅜ *A range has been given for each year during which the rate varied.