HC Deb 13 November 1953 vol 520 c1283

"to make further provision as respects Scotland for the clearance and redevelopment of areas of unfit housing accommodation, and for securing or promoting the reconditioning and maintenance of houses, and otherwise to amend the enactments relating to housing and rent control; to provide for disregarding for the purposes of valuation and rating increases in the rent of certain houses in respect of expenditure incurred in reconditioning and maintaining those houses; to limit the rates payable by owners of rent-controlled houses; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid," presented by Mr. J. Stuart; supported by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Crookshank, the Lord Advocate and Commander Galbraith; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 14.]