§ Mr. Welshasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will advise local authorities on the need for reciprocal arrangements for the housing of women involved in violent marriages and who are forced to move from their existing local authority area.
§ Mr. MillanFollowing the report of the Select Committee on Violence in Marriage, I am considering the issue of guidance to local authorities, covering the allocation of houses to women who move because of marital violence. Copies of the Select Committee's report were sent to all Scottish local authorities in December 1975.