§ 2. Captain W. T. Shawasked 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 ShawHave the main features of this Report been made available to local authorities in Scotland, or to any other body?
§ Mr. JohnstonNo, Sir, the Report has not yet been published.
§ Captain ShawIs 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. JohnstonI am not responsible for the newspapers.