§ Mr. Benceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing, under the proposed rent scheme for Cumbernauld, what proportion of net income will be paid in rent in each of the next five years by a man with two children, earning, respectively, £10, £12, £15, £20 and £25 a week; and what percentage increase or decrease this represents in present rents.
§ Mr. RossAssuming that he occupies a standard four-apartment house, the approximate figures are as follows:
trawl; and if he will take steps to protect Scottish trawlers from such underwater interference and loss.
§ Mr. RossThis incident is reported to have occurred on the evening of 21st May, some 25 miles north of Cape Wrath, when the gear of the "Ardenlea" was fouled by an unknown object, and the vessel was towed astern for some way until the warps parted. The most likely explanation seems to be that the gear was fouled by a submarine. It has been confirmed that no British submarine was in the area at the time.
As the cause of the incident is uncertain it is difficult to stipulate what action can be taken to prevent a recurrence. The likelihood of an incident of this kind being repeated is, however, remote.