§ 54. Mr. SKELTONasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of local authorities in Scotland responsible for submitting schemes under the Housing (Rural Workers) Act, 1926; how many have submitted schemes; and how many such schemes have been approved by the Scottish Board of Health?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThough the provisions of the Housing (Rural Workers) Act, 1926, apply particularly to rural areas, any local authority may submit a scheme under the Act if they consider that within their area there are persons of the classes specified in the Act for whom improved accommodation should be provided. Thirty-two local authorities in Scotland have submitted schemes, and twenty-eight of these schemes have been approved by the Scottish Board of Health.