§ Mr. T. JOHNSTONasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland if he will state the number of occasions during the year 1923 in which the lands and a large part of two roads in the Kelvin Valley, Stirlingshire, have been flooded by an overflow from the River Kelvin; if he can give an estimate of the loss in agricultural value and in road maintenance occasioned by the periodic flooding of the River Kelvin; if he has had protests from branches of the Farmers' Union; and if he will state the cost of altering the weir at Maryhill so as to give a bigger water outfall and prevent the annual national loss due to flooding of the Kelvin Valley?
§ The SOLICITOR - GENERAL for SCOTLANDMy Noble Friend the Secretary for Scotland has no information as to the first two parts of the question. He understands that the National Farmers' Union of Scotland have made representations at various times as to flooding in the Kelvin Valley. He has no information as to the cost of altering the weir at Mary-hill, the matter as explained in the answer given in this House to the hon. Member's562W questions of 26th April and 14th June last, being one for the riparian owners concerned.