§ 35. Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will publish a development plan for Galloway and South-West Scotland on the lines of that produced for Central Scotland.
§ Mr. NobleAs I told my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeenshire, East (Mr. Wolrige-Gordon) on 2nd December, my intention is that the Scottish Development Group should complete its surveys on the remaining regions of Scotland within the next year or 18 months. I cannot, however, at this stage forecast dates by which it will be possible to publish programmes based on any particular survey.
§ Mr. BrewisCould my right hon. Friend say what will be included in the survey? In particular, will it include industrial development?
§ Mr. NobleIt will certainly consider industrial development, although obviously I cannot say what will be in it.
§ Mr. RossCan the right hon. Gentleman say how many railway lines will be left in these outlying areas when these plans are made?