§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action the Government propose to take in response to the Scottish Law Commission report on Boundary Walls (HC584); and if he will make a statement. [37341]
§ Mr. DewarThe Government have decided to accept the recommendations contained in the Scottish Law Commission Report on Boundary Walls. The Commission have concluded that the existing law is clear and seems widely accepted since there has been no recent case law and little pressure for change. The law provides for the maintenance of a boundary wall as a whole while at the same time allowing each owner to make full use of this own section of the wall. The Commission have therefore recommended that there is no need for legislation to either re-state or amend the present law.