§ 7. Mr. KIRKWOODasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is now in a position to make a further statement with regard to the houses in the mining village of Standburn, Stirlingshire, which were condemned by the sanitary inspector for the Stirlingshire County Council and why effect has not been given to the recommendations of the report of the inspector?
§ Mr. SKELTONAs stated in reply to the hon. Member's previous question on this subject, there are no houses now occupied in the village of Standburn which have been condemned as unfit for human habitation. The second part of the question therefore does not arise.
§ Mr. KIRKWOODIs the hon. Gentleman aware that I visited this village myself and that the whole village is condemned by everyone who has any touch of humanity about him? Will the Scottish Office not inquire into the awful housing conditions prevailing there?
§ Mr. SKELTONOwing to representations being made to me, an inspector is going to be sent there, but I repeat, whatever the hon. Gentleman's views were, the question referred to condemnation by the sanitary inspector, and that question is answered in the negative.