Former MP for Glasgow Springburn
Does the Minister know that we have had a very big increase in Scotland, and that this matter is very urgent, and will he see that something is done to look after their welfare?
Will the right hon. Gentleman agree that, in view of the fact that it is the poorer children who are to be sent to work, and that the weather in October and November is very wet, he should see that they are properly equipped with boots and waterproofs?
Is it not the case that, with the existence of big combines and mass production, it is more difficult for Scotland as a unit to start new industries?
Will the right hon. Gentleman remember that Glasģow is a very congested city, with very few open spaces, and that it is a wicked thing to take away any of the open spaces that they have got?
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will reconsider his decision not to grant local authorities priority dockets for blankets to be issued to expectant mothers who are to be confined at home and who require blankets, as clean blankets are essential to ensure hygienic conditions.
Is my right hon. Friend aware that this request was made by the Health Department of the Glasgow Corporation, who only asked to have blankets in cases of real necessity? There is a shortage of accommodation in hospitals for mothers in Glasgow and they have to be confined at home under very poor conditions. It is reasonable that they should be able to secure clean blankets as well as sheets.
These women cannot go round looking for blankets in shops. All we ask is that they should get priority dockets.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has considered the circular sent him by the Scottish Library Association asking for the removal of handicaps imposed on Scottish public libraries; and if he will introduce legislation on the lines suggested so as to put Scottish public libraries in as favourable a position as libraries in England.
