§ 62. Major M'KENZIE WOODasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the increases in local rates all over the country, and particularly in Scotland, owing to the recent Education Act; and whether the Government propose to deal with the question of the incidence of local rates and with the relations of local rating and Imperial taxation?
§ THE PRIME MINISTERI regret that I can add nothing to the replies which were given by the Secretary for Scotland to the hon. Member for Clackmannan and by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the hon. Member for Bedwelty on the 17th November and 2nd December, respectively.