§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many tenders for house building, submitted by local authorities have been rejected by his Department in each of the past five years; and how many houses were involved each year.
§ Mr. RossThe numbers of tenders considered unacceptable and referred back for reconsideration, and the numbers of houses involved, were as follows:
Tenders Houses 1962 … … … 24 1,209 1963 … … … 18 1,017 1964 … … … 31 1,790 1965 … … … 15 977 1966 … … … 43 2,996 In many instances, tenders which are referred back are subsequently resubmitted in amended form and are approved.