§ Mr. SPENCEasked the Secretary for Scotland what action he intends to take to induce the Eastern District Committee, Berwickshire, to proceed with the building of houses, in view of the death-rate, insanitary condition of present housing accommodation and the fact that they in 1919 decided that 165 houses were required to meet the reeds of the district?
Mr. ADAMSONThe Eastern District Committee of Berwickshire have now accepted tenders for six houses, and building will commence immediately. I am hopeful that the new proposals, which the Government have undertaken to submit at an early date, will prove a sufficient inducement to the local authority to take further steps to meet the housing requirements of the district.