asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that residents in the Tollcross, Carmyle and Cambuslang districts are adversely affected by the clouds of sulphurous dust and vapour caused by spraying the coke as it leaves the ovens with water; and whether, in view of the damage to health caused by this practice, he will send his inspectors to those districts to see what can be done to mitigate the nuisance?

An officer of the Department of Health has visited the works in question on several recent occasions and is co-operating with the management in an endeavour to find a remedy for the conditions complained of.