Former MP for Edinburgh West
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Is the Minister not surprised at the conversion of the hon. Member for Banff (Mr. Watt) to the virtues of the Common Market?
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications in respect of hotels and boarding houses under the Fire Precautions (Loans) Order 1973 have been made to local authorities inside and outside the development area, respectively.
Is the hon. Gentleman aware that that does not seem very good progress in tackling something that has caused considerable alarm? Is he prepared to comment on the question whether the apparently very small number of applications being made outside the development area, namely, in Edinburgh, is caused by the exclusion of Edinburgh from the development area? Would this not be a good reason for...
Former MP for Edinburgh West
Entered the House of Commons on 8 October 1959 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 20 September 1974 — General election
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