HC Deb 10 May 1906 vol 156 c1480
MR. WEIR

I beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland, in view of the fact that the Committee of Council on Education in Scotland, in their Minute of March 19th last, propose to provide industrial training for boys and girls resident in the island of Lewis, as recommended in the Report presented to the Secretary for Scotland from the island of Lewis in 1903, will he state whether it is proposed to adopt the recommendations contained in that Report in regard to sites for new dwellings in the townships in the island, especially having regard to the opinion expressed by Dr. Dittmar in his Report on the sanitary condition of the Lews.

MR. SINCLAIR

As the hon. Member is aware the difficulty is that there are no funds available at present for the improvement of the sanitary condition of the island; the Government is considering the matter; but I am not able now to make any statement in regard to it.