§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new council houses were started in 1966 and 1969, respectively, in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, Kirkcaldy, Dumfries, Dunfermline, Dumbarton, Perth, Stirling, Arbroath, Buckhaven, Bearsden, Johnstone, and the counties of Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll, Berwick, Caithness, Sutherland, Dumfriesshire, Kinross, Renfrew and Moray.
§ Mr. RossThe numbers were as follows:
1966 1969 Burghs Glasgow … 4,548 1,239 Edinburgh … 1,890 1,762 Dundee … 1,110 1,026 Aberdeen … 1,342 1,228 Kirkcaldy … 366 335 Dumfries … 50 8 Dunfermline … 16 282 Dumbarton … 47 186 Perth … 177 410 Stirling … 57 456 Arbroath … 118 497 Buckhaven … 60 213 Bearsden … — — Johnstone … 39 50 Counties Aberdeen … 622 517 Angus … 32 61 Argyll … 189 217 Berwick … 43 60 Caithness … — 98 Sutherland … 22 29 Dumfries … 104 — Kinross … — — Renfrew … 171 97 Moray … 35 242
§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total amount of Government subsidies paid for public authority housing in each of the last 10 years.
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§ Mr. RossThe information is as follows:
£ million 1959–60 … … … 15.9 1960–61 … … … 16.9 1961–62 … … … 17.5 1962–63 … … … 18.1 1963–64 … … … 17.7 1964–65 … … … 20.4 1965–66 … … … 21.8 1966–67 … … … 23.4 1967–68 … … … 26.0 1968–69 … … … 29.2 These figures include all subsidies for new houses, and improvement grants, paid under present and superseded legislation to local authorities, New Town Development Corporations, the Scottish Special Housing Association, and other housing associations.