§ Mr. SCOTTasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he can make a statement as to the results of the Agricultural Credits Act, showing how many persons have applied for loans on mortgages of agricultural land; how much money, free of interest, has been advanced to such person; and what expenditure has been devolved upon the Department of Agriculture in connection with the administration of this Act?
2134Whe can give the approximate amount of the loss that has fallen upon the local authorities in respect of housing schemes apart from the subsidies provided from the Treasury?
Mr. ADAMSONAs at 20th December the total amount paid in Scotland in Housing Exchequer subsidies was £10,490,683. I regret that the information desired in the latter part of the question is not available.