§ Mr. W. YOUNGasked the Secretary for Scotland whether he is aware that at Invergowrie, near Dundee, there are ten workmen's houses let to business people from Dundee for holiday purposes which are only occupied for a few weeks in the summer each year; whether he is aware that there is a grave housing shortage in the district; and whether he will ask for powers, if they do not already exist, to prevent the letting for holiday purposes of working-class dwellings in Scottish villages so long as the present housing shortage lasts?
§ Mr. PRATTI am informed that the position at Invergowrie is substantially as stated in the first and second parts of the question, and that the local authority are preparing a scheme for the erection of ten houses. As regards the general question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the powers vested in local authorities under Sections 11 and 29 of the Housing and Town Planning (Scotland) Act, 1919.