§ 47. Mr. HARDIEasked the Minister of Health if he is aware that the Glasgow Corporation has to pay for sites as follows: £8,000 for 20 acres at 13algray, £9,196 for 9½ acres at Mosside Road, and £6,296 for 6½ acres at Langlands Road for the erection of houses; and what steps he proposes to take through his housing scheme to curb these excessive demands?
Mr. GRAHAMMy right hon. Friend the Secretary for Scotland has asked me to answer this question on his behalf. I understand that the facts are substantially as stated in the first part of the question. If the local authority were of opinion that the prices asked for these sites were excessive, it was open to them to acquire them compulsorily and to have the price determined by the Official Arbiter in terms of the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919.