§ 55. Mrs. Hartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children who appeared in Scottish juvenile courts, in the latest year for which figures are available, were remanded for thorough medical examination; and what proportion this number represented of all children appearing in the courts in the year.
§ Mr. MaclayI regret that I do not have this information and that it could be obtained only by extensive local inquiries.
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§ Mr. MaclayBetween 1st November, 1961, and 28th February, 1962, proposals for the provision of 6,223 houses by sixty-seven authorities were approved for subsidy purposes. I am sending the hon. Member the details. Of the total, 1,304 houses rank for subsidy under existing legislation as having been submitted before 1st November. I cannot at this stage estimate how many of the other 4,919 would qualify for £12 and £32 subsidy under the Bill now before the House, as an estimate made now would involve forecasting the local authority's financial position and in some cases its future rate of output, a calculation which it is more practicable for an individual authority to make in its own case.