asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when it is proposed to introduce legislation to give effect to the recommendations of the Central Housing Advisory Committee in respect of rural housing in Scotland.

The report of the Central Housing Advisory Committee on rural housing is applicable to England and Wales only. The report by the Scottish Housing Advisory Committee on the modernisation of houses in both urban and rural areas in Scotland is in the Press, and I will make a statement when it is published, which I hope will be possible in April.