§ Mr. Gregor Mackenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state how many of the new housing starts authorised by his Department this year are of the multi-storey type; what percentage this figure represents of the total; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RossTenders for 5,433 houses in multi-storey blocks were approved in the first half of this year; this represents 32 per cent. of all tenders approved for public authorities during that period.
Multi-storey flats have constituted a rapidly growing element in the total Scottish housing programme in recent years. In 1958 the number of tenders approved was 3.4 per cent. of the total; in 1964 the equivalent figure was 27 per cent. Multi-storey building is, however, undertaken by relatively few public authorities.