§ Mr. William Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the ceiling limit of local authority mortgage lending for house purchase for each of the last three years; and what proportion of these available amounts was taken up.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe following is the information:
£ million Financial Year Aggregate limit Amount advanced by local Financial authorities 1968–69 … No specific limit 5.6 1969–70 … 4.6 4.1 1970–71 … 5.5 * * Local authority returns not yet complete.