§ Mr. WHITEHOUSEasked the Secretary for Scotland if he has received representations from the local authorities in Mid-Lanarkshire giving details with regard to the position which has arisen owing to the lack of sufficient housing accommodation; and what steps he proposes to take?
§ Mr. MILLARasked the Secretary for Scotland whether his attention has been directed to the overcrowding and insanitary conditions prevailing in the Middle Ward of Lanarkshire owing to the shortage of housing accommodation; and whether he will be prepared to receive a deputation from the local public health authorities and from the Lanarkshire Federation of Trades Councils on the subject of providing additional workmen's dwellings during the War?
§ Mr. MUNROI propose to reply to this and the following question together. The Mid-Lanarkshire public health authorities are in communication with the Local Government Board for Scotland with regard to suggestions for the early provision of additional housing in the areas where it is most required. I am informed that the details of a proposed scheme have not yet been officially laid before the Board. When the scheme is submitted to me I shall be ready to give full consideration, in consultation with the Board and also to consider any request to receive a deputation in the matter.