§ MR. BUCHANAN (Aberdeenshire, E.)On behalf of the honourable and gallant Member for Forfar I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can now state the amount of the Equivalent Grant for Scotland alluded to in his Budget speech, and the purposes to which he will propose to apply it?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERI believe it will be necessary to deal with this matter by a Bill which will be introduced by the Lord Advocate, and that will be the proper time for announcing the amount of income to be devoted to this purpose and the objects to which it is to be applied.
§ MR. BUCHANANWhen is the Bill likely to be introduced?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERThat I cannot say.