§ 4. Mr. Patrick Maitlandasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when his Department of Agriculture experts now surveying the Spey Valley can be transferred to the Clyde Valley to assemble hydrographic data regarding flooding.
§ The Joint Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. McNair Snadden)The Spey Valley survey will, I hope, be completed about the middle of next year. While I will bear in mind the hon. Member's suggestion that a similar survey should be carried out on the Clyde, I regret that I cannot make any commitment at this stage.
§ Mr. MaitlandWill my hon. Friend consider the possibility of establishing in the Clyde a gauge similar to that already in the tributary of the Clyde and in the River Nethan so that hydrographic data may be assembled meanwhile?
§ Mr. SnaddenYes, Sir. We certainly will consider it.