§ Mr. M. Clark Hutchisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is yet in a position to make a statement about the proposals in respect of rents of houses belonging to the Scottish Special Housing Association and to the First-Second Scottish National Housing Companies; and whether he will make a statement with regard to the rents of houses belonging to the new town development corporations of East Kilbride and Glenrothes.
§ Mr. MaclayYes, I have approved the proposals in question and also broadly similar schemes relating to the rents of houses in these new towns. The various bodies will now take the necessary steps to communicate the details of the changes to their tenants, with a view to bringing the new rents into operation in the early autumn.