§ Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many housing submissions have been made by local authorities in the South Angus constituency in each of the first three quarters of 1972; what is the comparable figure for the corresponding three quarters in each of the past five years; and how these figures compare with the average for Scotland.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe number of houses for which proposals were submitted by local authorities in the South Angus constituency in each of the first three quarters of the six years from 1967 are as follows:
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1st Quarter 441 54 5 63 208 — 2nd Quarter 85 85 — 55 160 — 3rd Quarter 104 515 6 112 131 — Totals 630 654 11 230 499 — Figures of houses submitted for approval by all local authorities in Scotland in each quarter from January 1970 were given in my reply to the hon. Member on 13th December. Figures for earlier years are not readily available.