§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new houses were completed in 1968; what is the target for 1969; and how many times in the last 20 years the completions figure has exceeded 40,000.
§ Mr. RossA new record was set in 1968, when 41,989 houses were completed, compared with 41,458 in 1967. These are the only two years in which more than 40,000 houses have been built. I expect this figure to be exceeded again in 1969, but cannot say by how many.