§ 28. Mr. Corrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will conduct a survey into the number of local authority houses that have been empty for more than six weeks; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownThe cost of a formal survey would not be justified. The information I have suggests that empty houses are a small part of the stock, and that problems are related to particular areas, which receive the special attention of the local authority.