§ 29. Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Minister of Transport if he can now say when work under the crofter counties road schemes will be resumed.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydNo, Sir. I can only say that the resumption of this work will be considered in relation to other claims on the Road Fund as soon as economic conditions are rather more favourable.
§ Lord Malcolm Douglas-HamiltonWill my right hon. Friend give an assurance that because the Highlands are virtually at the end of the country they will not always come at the end of the queue when consideration is given to their roads.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydIndeed, I can give that assurance, and I was at pains on Friday to impress on various Scottish local authorities the importance of the crofter county scheme.