§ 40. Mr. N. McLeanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what sums of money have been spent by the Inverness Harbour Trust on dredging and deepening of Inverness Harbour under the Provisional Order, 1953, and other ancillary works, and also on the construction of a steel groyne; from where this money was obtained; and what proportion was contributed by the Government.
§ Mr. MaclayTo the end of their last accounting period, the Trustees had spent £65,617 under the 1953 Order, of which £49,176 was for dredging. The sum of £62,787 was raised by borrowing, and the balance was from their own resources.
§ Mr. McLeanIs my right hon. Friend aware that since then considerable damage was caused to the harbour by the flooding last winter, and that further sums, amounting to many thousands of pounds, will have to be found by the Inverness Harbour Trust to repair the damage? Will he consider giving a grant to the Harbour Trust to enable it to carry out the work necessary to put Inverness Harbour in good order?
§ Mr. MaclayThat goes beyond the Question on the Order Paper, but I have noted what my hon. Friend has said.