HC Deb 26 February 1908 vol 184 c1757
MR. MITCHELL-THOMSON

I beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland whether he will lay upon the Table the Report of the Douglas Commission with regard to the crofting districts of Scotland.

THE SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND (Mr. SINCLAIR,) Forfarshire

No, Sir. The Report to which I understand the hon. Gentleman refers, and for which the Government has, of course, no responsibility, is the result of the labours of some gentlemen who, for their own purposes, visited parts of the crofting districts this autumn. It has been published in the Press.

MR. AINSWORTH (Argyllshire)

Who appointed this Douglas Commission, what was the scope of its inquiry, and to whom is the Report addressed?

MR. SINCLAIR

asked for notice.