HC Deb 19 July 1972 vol 841 cc119-20W
62. Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland by what percentage, at the latest available date, was a three- bedroom, semi-detached, two-storey house, or any other common house type for which figures are available, more expensive in Scotland than in England.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The cost of houses varies substantially, both in Scotland and in England, according to locality, type of house and other factors such as the form of development and the design of the house. A house of three bedrooms, built for a Scottish local authority, at present probably costs on average much the same as in England and Wales. Prices have recently been moving ahead faster in England than in Scotland.