HC Deb 10 April 1974 vol 872 cc152-3W
Mr. Gourlay

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of four-apartment houses for which tenders were approved in each calendar year since 1968, the average tender price per house in each year and the average annual loan charge per house based on the tender price in each year.

Mr. William Ross

The information for local authority houses in Scotland is as follows:

Year Number of fourapartments houses approved Average tender price Average annual loan charges per house†
£ £
1968 7,453 3,603 295
1969 6,422 3,653 348
1970 4,025 4,099 396
1971 4,588 4,426 339
1972 4,472 4,865* 464
1973 1,376 6,373* 821
* Provisional figures.
† At Public Works Loan Board rates, at end of each year, for long term loans.

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing capital expenditure on housing construction in the public sector in the past 10 years, using 1964 prices as base.

Mr. William Ross

The available figures are given below:

Local Authority expenditure in Scotland on Housing Construction and Improvement at 1964 prices
Year £ million
1964 71
1965 70
1966 81
1967 96
1968 109
1969 103
1970 94
1971 80
1972 61
1973 63

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