§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many contracts submitted to him for approval by local authorities for housing in the first nine months of 1966 have been approved; how many have been refused; how many have been sent back to the respective local authority for amendment; and what is the total number of houses in each case.
§ Mr. RossDuring this period 388 tenders for 19,278 houses (including some which had been adjusted and resubmitted) were approved. Twenty-five tenders for 1,781 houses were refused and sent back84W for reconsideration. Figures relating to tenders submitted during the period could not be extracted without undue labour.