§ 51. Mr. Wheatleyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland why he does not propose to introduce during the current Session legislation to give effect to the 1655 recommendations of the Scottish Leases Committee as adopted by Her Majesty's Government in the White Paper, Leases in Scotland, Command Paper No. 8714.
§ Mr. Henderson StewartAs there is unlikely to be an opportunity this Session of passing permanent legislation about leases either for England or Scotland, it is proposed to extend the existing temporary legislation until Martinmas, 1954.
§ Mr. WheatleyAs the Scottish Grand Committee has not sat since the beginning of July and appears to be falling into desuetude, and as the only other Bill affecting Scotland is in another place, would the hon. Gentleman explain why it is not possible to introduce permanent legislation on this subject during the present session?
§ Mr. StewartI think the answer is that in deciding on a temporary Bill the Government took account of the legislative programme as a whole.