§ Mr. DUNCAN GRAHAMasked the Secretary for Scotland whether it was the intention of the Government when passing the Representation of the People Act, 1918, to give power to registration officers in Scotland to alter the rental basis of £10 upon which the municipal franchise was granted to occupants of lodgings; if not, whether he is aware that such is being done in the Lanarkshire and Glasgow registration areas; and whether he will instruct registration officers in those areas to revert to the former practice of admitting claimants to the municipal franchise who can prove that they are paying for their lodgings the rental prescribed by the Act?
§ Mr. MUNROThe answer to the first two parts of the question is in the negative. As regards the last part of the question, it is open to any lodger whose name has been omitted from the electors' list to claim to be registered as a lodger and to furnish evidence as to the validity of his claim. I do not think that registration officers require any instructions in the matter.