§ 62. Sir D. Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if the six families living in Hillhead Quarry, Wick, have now been temporarily accommodated in decent conditions; and, as some of them have been waiting for years for a council house, when they are likely to be permanently rehoused.
§ Mr. J. StuartCaithness County Council and Wick Town Council are urgently considering the rehousing of these families in other temporary accommodation. The rehousing of any of the families in permanent accommodation is a matter for the local authorities, both of which have substantial waiting lists.