Mr. GRAHAM:

My right hon. Friend the Secretary for Scotland has asked me to answer this question on his behalf. I understand that the facts are substantially as stated in the first part of the question. If the local authority were of opinion that the prices asked for these sites were excessive, it was open to them to acquire them compulsorily and to have the price determined by the Official Arbiter in terms of the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919.