§ 24 and 25. Lord SCONEasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will state the names of the officials, public bodies, associations, and private persons consulted by his Department upon the last occasion on which the retention or disposal by the Government of the licensed premises in the Dornoch and Gretna areas was under consideration;
(2) how many times the question of the retention or disposal of the licensed premises in the Dornoch and Gretna areas has been considered by his Department since 1921, together with the date of the last consideration.
§ Sir G. COLLINSThe occasion to consider the question of legislation which would be necessary for the purpose mentioned has arisen only once since 1921, namely, in 1932. On that occasion it was not considered necessary to have consultations with outside bodies.
§ Lord SCONEOn whose advice was it decided to retain these areas under Government control?
§ Sir G. COLLINSI could not answer that question but, as I have already indicated on a previous occasion, I do not propose to ask the House to pass fresh legislation on this subject.