HC Deb 16 February 1965 vol 706 cc199-200W
66. Mr. John Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses were approved by his Department for each of the quarters in 1964.

Mr. Ross

Tenders approved for public authority houses in 1964 were:

1st Quarter 8,521
2nd Quarter 4,881
3rd Quarter 4,222
4th Quarter 9,857

Mr. MacArthur

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many permanent houses were completed between 1st January, 1945 an 31st December, 1964, by the Perth and Dundee local authorities, respectively; and what was the local population per house completed during this period.

Mr. Ross

The figure were 3,778 by Perth and 15,505 by Dundee, which respectively represent 1 per 11.9 persons and 1 per 10.9 persons on mid-1963 population figures.

Mr. MacArthur

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses there are in the rating districts of Perth and Dundee, respectively; and what proportion of these are owned by the local authority.

Mr. Ross

The latest return made by the local assessors showed 14,711 houses in the Perth rating district and 62,894 in Dundee, of which 41 per cent. and 38 per cent. respectively, were owned by the local authority.

Mr. MacArthur

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average standard rent charged by the Perth and Dundee local authorities, respectively; and what proportion of their gross expenditure on housing between 1945 and 1964 is represented by the local authorities' rent incomes during this period.

Mr. Ross

The following table gives the latest available information:

Dundee Perth Burgh
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Average standard rent at 28th November, 1963 38 2 10 47 2 6
per cent. per cent.
Rent Income as proportion of Gross Expenditure on Housing 1945–1964 33.05 45.76

Mr. MacArthur

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the total local authority housing deficits in Perth and Dundee, respectively; and what these deficits represent per head of the local population.

Mr. Ross

The local authority housing deficits for the year ended 15th May, 1964, in Perth and Dundee were £53,880, equivalent to £1 6s. 2d. per head of population, and £521,766, equivalent to £2 16s. 7d. per head of population, respectively.

Back to