§ Mr. John Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average tender price of local authority four-apartment houses for each of the years from 1945 to 1965; what was the average floor area of these houses; and what was the cost per square foot of superficial floor area.
§ Mr. RossThe following table gives such information as is available. Information on average floor areas and hence on the cost per square foot is not available for the years prior to 1958.
FOUR-APARTMENT LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSES Year Average Basic Tender Price Average area: sq. ft. Cost per sq. ft. of floor areas. £ £ s. d. 1945 … Not available Not available Not available 1946 … 1,098 Not available Not available 1947 … 1,143 Not available Not available 1948 … 1,281 Not available Not available 1949 … 1,420 Not available Not available 1950 … 1,304 Not available Not available 1951 … 1,478 Not available Not available 1952 … 1,625 Not available Not available 1953 … 1,533 Not available Not available 1954 … 1,391 Not available Not available 1955 … 1,381 Not available Not available 1956 … 1,438 Not available Not available 1957 … 1,538 Not available Not available 1958 … 1,488 866 1 14 5 1959 … 1,470 859 1 14 3 1960 … 1,608 875 1 16 10 1961 … 1,736 867 2 0 0 1962 … 2,086 874 2 7 10 1963 … 2,239 878 2 11 0 1964 … 2,485 875 2 16 10 1965 … 2,691 887 3 0 7