Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Housing. – in the House of Commons at on 1 October 1924.
Mr George Buchanan
, Glasgow Gorbals
Is my right hon. Friend aware that, in this man's case, at the same time he was summoned to appear at the local Employment Exchange, and that he had to choose between losing his benefit and appearing at the Sheriff Court? Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that they actually carried out the eviction, putting the man's furniture into the street, and that it was only by the good offices of a local councillor that it was put back, that we offered to pay to the factor £7 of the £11 of arrears of rent; that this sum the factor refused to accept and insisted upon the man going out, and that on Saturday the man will have to leave unless the Secretary for Scotland does something? In view of the fact that every reasonable offer has been made to the house factor, what steps does my right hon. Friend propose to take to see that this man has not to leave his house again on Saturday?