Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture. – in the House of Commons at on 8 February 1940.
Mr Walter Elliot
, Glasgow Kelvingrove
I have no comprehensive figures showing the action taken by local authorities in the matter. I would again emphasise that the management of their estates is expressly vested by statute in local authorities, and for this reason I am not satisfied that further action on my part reiterating the suggestion I have already made would be likely to achieve the object which we have in mind.