§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average percentage of site-cost to total building costs of houses for the whole of Scotland; and what are the percentages in the cites of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen and in the rural areas such as the Highlands and Islands and North-East Scotland, and other similar areas.
§ Mr. RossThe figure for Scotland as a whole is estimated to be between 3 and 5 per cent. I regret that the other information requested is not available.
§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses he expects to be completed in 1967 in Scotland in the public and private sectors, respectively.
§ 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 1965 have been approved, how many refused and how many sent back to the respective local authority for amendment; and what was the total number of houses covered in each case.
§ Mr. RossDuring this period 372 tenders for 22,999 houses (including some which had been adjusted and resubmitted) were approved. Eleven tenders40W for 759 houses were refused and sent back for reconsideration. Figures relating to tenders submitted during the period could not be extracted without undue labour.
§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many contracts approved by the Scottish Development Department in the first nine months of 1966 were covered by houses to be constructed by industrialised building methods; how many houses were covered by these contracts; and what was the total value of the contracts together with comparative figures for the same period in 1965.
§ Mr. Ross60 contracts for the erection of 6,905 houses at a total value of some £23 million. In the same period of 1965 the figures were 48 contracts, 5,318 houses and £18 million.