§ 38. Mr. JOHNSTONasked the Under-Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the causes of complaint regarding the grates in the Weir steel houses at Dundee have not yet been removed; that, in one case, the grate has been taken out four times, packed twice, parts chipped from the chimney, the chimney head raised by two blocks, six different types of cans tried, a concrete pad inserted beneath the fire, and parts taken from another grate and attached as a make shift, all without avail; and that the room is now uninhabitable and the tenant put to considerable expense; and what steps, if any, he is taking to remove these complaints?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Major Elliot)I am advised that there now remains only one case in which it is not certain that the cause of complaint regarding the grates in the Weir steel houses at Dundee has yet been removed. As regards the statements made in the question as to a particular case, I am informed that these are not strictly accurate of any instance in the knowledge of the Housing Company, but that the living-room grate in one house has given dissatisfaction to the tenant and trouble to the contractors. As I have already indicated, it is not yet certain that the remedial efforts made have been successful in remedying the cause of the complaint, but the matter will continue to engage the attention of the Housing Company.
§ Mr. JOHNSTONIf I can supply the Under-Secretary of State with full particulars of this case, will he undertake to have the question fully examined?
§ Major ELLIOTYes, Sir, undoubtedly.