§ 4. Mr. Francis Beattieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any decision has yet been taken on the proposal to operate, through local authorities in Scotland, a new scheme for the licensing of building repair and maintenance work.
§ Mr. WestwoodNo, Sir. An informal discussion was recently held with representatives of the Scottish local authority associations to ascertain whether they would be willing to take part in the operation of a wider system of licensing in the event of that becoming necessary. But the Government has not yet decided whether any modification of the existing licensing procedure would be desirable.