§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of dwellings and the proportion of all dwellings in Scotland in the following categories at the end of 1950, 1960, 1970, 1973 and 1974: (a) Owner-occupied, (b) rented from local authority or new town corporation, (c) rented from private owners and (d) other tenancies.
§ Mr. William RossThe figures for 1961, 1970, 1973 and 1974 are set out in the table below. Figures are not available for 1950 and 1960; the 1951 Census recorded 1,375,000 occupied dwellings in total, but the numbers in each tenure are not distinguished.
The corresponding figure at 30th September 1973 was 61, 079.