§ 38. Miss Herbisonasked the President of the Board of Trade if he has completed his inquiries into the matter of independent arbitration for tenants of his Department's factories in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
§ The President of the Board of Trade (Sir David Eccles)I shall need some further time to consider this matter which concerns a number of Departments.
§ Miss HerbisonIs the President of the Board of Trade aware that the tenants of Government factories in Scotland feel that they are suffering injustice since those in England and Wales have the right to go to arbitration in the matter of rents but Scottish tenants have not? Can the right hon. Gentleman give us an idea when his inquiries will be completed?
§ Sir D. EcclesIt is awkward that the Landlord and Tenant Act, 1954, does not apply to Scotland. It raises a rather difficult problem which concerns the Minister of Supply and the Service Departments, but I hope that before long we shall have a common policy.