§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions a reporter's recommendations following a public inquiry held under section 211 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act have been set aside; and if he will list them in the Official Report.
§ Mr. Allan StewartOnce. On only one of the three occasions on which an inquiry under this power has been held has the reporter considered it desirable to make a recommendation, as distinct from reporting the results of his investigation. The occasion in question was the recent inquiry into whether East Lothian district council had failed to carry out its duties under section 7(1) of the Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980. The earlier reports on the similar issues affecting Dundee district428W council and Stirling district council reported the evidence obtained at the inquiries but left my right hon. Friend to reach his own conclusions.