§ 96. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now make a statement on the housing progress made in January and February of this year as compared with the same period in each of the last five years, and on the figures for the first quarter of 1967.
§ Mr. RossIn the first quarter of 1967 8,659 houses were approved for building by local authorities, new towns and the S.S.H.A.: in the public and private sectors taken together, 10,505 houses were started and 8,155 completed, and 52,900 were under construction at the end of the quarter. These figures are respectively 50 per cent., 55 per cent., 10 per cent. and 6 per cent. higher than the figures for the first quarter of 1966.
105WFigures for January and February of this and the last five years for local
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Houses approved 4,074 4,049 5,773 4,538 3,389 4,830 Houses started 2,350 3,605 4,535 4,970 1,875 4,825 Houses completed 2,488 1,915 3,921 4,005 3,351 3,980 Houses under construction at end February 24,888 30,568 38,448 36,878 39,788 41,690 (Note: Figures for private owners and housing associations are collected only quarterly.)
Figures for building by all agencies for the first quarter of this and the last five years are as follows:—
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Houses started 6,507 7,519 10,499 10,731 6,767 10,505 Houses completed 6,448 4,842 8,192 8,799 7,388 8,155 Houses under construction at end quarter 31,426 37,917 46,994 45,350 49,909 52,900