HC Deb 24 November 1942 vol 385 cc633-4
2. Captain W. T. Shaw

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the date upon which he received the Report of the Committee on Hydro-Electric Development in Scotland; whether the Report will be made available to the public, and when?

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. T. Johnston)

I hope to be in a position at no distant date both to publish the Report, which I received on 25th August last, and to indicate the Government's attitude to its proposals.

Captain Shaw

Have the main features of this Report been made available to local authorities in Scotland, or to any other body?

Mr. Johnston

No, Sir, the Report has not yet been published.

Captain Shaw

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that it was stated in some of the Scottish papers that last Friday he had a meeting in Scotland with the local authorities to deal with this matter? Am I to suppose that that report is erroneous?

Mr. Johnston

I am not responsible for the newspapers.

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