§ Mr. WATSONasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention 2790W has been drawn to the proposal to build 112 houses in Cowdenbeath, Fife, in which there will be no fireplaces in the sculleries; whether he knows that inconvenience will be experienced through the drying of wet pit-clothes in the kitchens of these houses; and will he take steps to see that proper fireplaces are included in the plans of these sculleries before the scheme is approved by his Department?
§ Sir G. COLLINSThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. No objection would be taken by the Department of Health to the provision of fireplaces in the sculleries. The matter is, however, one for the local authority to decide in the light of local needs.