asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the Scottish National Building Trades Employers' Federation, representing contractors engaged on municipal housing schemes in Scotland, have sent out circulars levying from their members £1 per head to collect expenses to oppose Labour candidates in the forthcoming municipal elections, and are also supplying vehicles for the same purpose; that the proceeds of the levy are to be used to finance Moderate candidates and propaganda during the campaign; and whether he proposes to take action, in view of the declaration all candidates have to sign in accordance with the Local Elections Expenses Act, 1919?

I have no information in the sense of the first two parts of the hon. Member's question, With regard to the third part, the matter is not one in which I have any authority to intervene.