§ 91 Mr. WESTWOODasked the Undersecretary to the Scottish Board of Health if he is aware that burghal members of county councils in Scotland are not allowed to vote on any question which entails expenditure by the county council, and is he prepared to consider the neces- 1670 sary amendment to the Local Government Acts to give all members of county councils absolute equality?
§ The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for SCOTLAND (Mr. F. C. Thomson)My Noble Friend is not aware that there is any demand for an alteration of the statutory provisions of the nature suggested by the hon. Member, and he does not contemplate legislation on these lines.