§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new houses were completed in 1970; and what was the total number started in each of the last two quarters of the year.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAlthough all the returns for December have not yet been' received, it appears that about 44,000 houses were completed in 1970. Starts in the last two quarters were, respectively, 9,846 and about 7,000.