§ SIR J. DEWAR (Inverness)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer if his attention has been drawn to the rates in several parishes in the Western Hebrides, resulting in the complete breakdown of local government, and if he can state what steps the Government propose to take to meet these exceptional circumstances.
§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGEYes, Sir; my attention has been called to the circumstances to which my hon. friend refers, and I am in communication with my right hon. friend the Secretary for Scotland on the subject. I am unable to give my hon. friend any further information at present.