65. Earl of Dalkeithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what consultations he has held with local authorities concerning the desirability of broadening the scope of their family planning arrangements with appropriate legislation 140W on the lines of the Bill before Parliament in respect of England and Wales.
§ Mr. RossNone The Bill which received the Royal Assent last month was a Private Member's Bill; and as has already been made clear in another place, I would look sympathetically on any similar Private Members' Bill suitably adapted to Scottish circumstances.