§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the regional authorities which are offering mortgages at less than building society 723W rates and give details of the actual rates in each case and the types of officials to whom such rates are offered; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. William RossThis information is not available. Matters of this kind form part of the conditions of service of local authority staff, which are for the appropriate negotiating bodies to recommend, and for the local authorities themselves, as employers, to determine.