Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the outbreak of violence and intimidation by illegal moneylenders in Glasgow and elsewhere in Scotland; and what steps he intends to take to deal with this problem.
§ Mr. RossPublicity has recently been given to the practice of lending money at high rates of interest and securing repayment by intimidation. I understand that this practice is most prevalent in Glasgow, where the police have set up a special squad to deal with it and have appealed for the co-operation of the public.