§ Mr. McGOVERNasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of persons before the Rent Court in Glasgow during 1931 and 1932; the number of cases where evictions were granted; and how many evictions were in slum-clearance houses?
§ Sir G. COLLINS:13,973 new cases and 13,181 re-enrolled cases came before the Glasgow Rent Court in 1931. 1,466 decrees of eviction were granted in the former category and 3,001 in the latter. In 1932 the corresponding figures were 15,153 new cases and 16,225 re-enrolments, the decrees of eviction granted being 1,584 and 3,825 respectively. I am informed that the number of eviction orders granted in the case of slum clearance houses was 240 in 1931 and 340 in 1932.