§ 60. Mr. Marshasked the Attorney-General whether, in view of the increase in solicitors' charges for work done in connection with mortgages, and the additional burden this imposes upon people desirous of purchasing their own homes, he will take steps to amend the Solicitors Act, 1957, or institute an inquiry into the effects of that Act.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo. The only recent increase in solicitors' charges has been in relation to building society mortgages where, by agreement between the Law Society and the Building Societies Association, solicitors charge less than the prescribed fees. A small increase in this reduced scale of charges was made last year but it only affects mortgages up to £1,500. The maximum amounts which solicitors may charge are controlled by orders made under the Solicitors Act, 1957, which have to be laid before Parliament. I do not consider that there is any need for an inquiry.
NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN ABERDEEN AND THE REST OF ABERDEENSHIRE — Aberdeen Aberdeen County (excluding Aberdeen) Men Boys Women Girls Total Men Boys Women Girls Total 16th November, 1953 1,820 25 733 27 2,605 618 28 387 59 1,092 15th November, 1954 1,528 22 670 30 2,250 556 27 401 40 1,024 14th November, 1955 1,663 16 614 17 2,310 659 29 435 28 1,151 12th November, 1956 1,867 47 603 18 2,535 669 25 384 19 1,097