§ 18. Mr. PRATTasked what special steps are being taken by the Government and by local authorities in Scotland to provide employment for wage-earning workers who may be thrown idle in con sequence of the war; and what provision is being made in the case of wage-earning women and girls?
Mr. MCKINNON WOODAs my hon. Friend is aware, a Scottish Advisory Committee and local committees have been formed in Scotland in connection with the National Relief Fund and the Government Committee for the prevention and relief of distress, and the matters referred to are receiving the attention of these bodies.
§ Mr. HOGGEMay I ask, with regard to that, how is the proportion of the money which is being freely sent up from Scotland now to the Central Fund to be determined in the distribution?
Mr. McKINNON WOODI hope that the National Fund will be distributed strictly according to the necessities.
§ Mr. PRATTMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether the Local Government Board are taking any steps to bring before the local authorities the desirability of taking action in the matter of housing where housing is very urgently needed?