§ Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average cost of a four-apartment local authority house in Scotland at September 1973; and what was the average cost at September in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe average erection costs for local authority houses of four apartments approved in the years 1969–73 were as follows:
House Erection Costs 4-apartment 1968 £3,603 1969 £3,653 1970 £4,099 1971 £4,426 1972* £4,741 1973* (January-June) £6,134 * Provisional
§ Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many housing approvals were granted to Scottish local authorities in the first three quarters of 1973; and what were the approvals for the first three quarters in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe information is as follows:
Local Authority Houses Approved Period of Approval (First three-quarters of each year only) Number Approved 1968 18,113 1969 16,332 1970 12,624 1971 12,361 1972 21,093 1973 4,620 The uneven figures for 1972 and 1973, which have a balancing effect on each other, resulted from the favourable residual subsidy arrangements under the 181W Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972.