§ 23. Mr. BUCHANANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of persons at present residing in slum clearance houses built since 1819 in Glasgow by local and Government aid; and the total number of tenants who have been evicted in the same time for arrears of rent?
§ Sir J. GILMOUROn the basis of 4½ as the average number of occupants per house, the number of persons at present residing in houses built since 1919 in Glasgow under assisted slum clearance schemes is 14,650. The total number of tenants who have been evicted in the same time from these houses for arrears of rent is 82.