§ 2. Mr. Steeleasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now make a statement with regard to the proposed improvement on the road from Rhu to Garelochhead.
§ The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Dr. J. Dickson Mabon)Preparations are being completed on the scheme between Blairvadock and Croy, at Rhu to which reference was made in the reply given to my hon. Friend on 25th January, and, when the necessary land is acquired, work on this road improvement will begin.—[Vol. 739, c. 292.]
§ Mr. SteeleDoes that Answer imply that one of the three alternatives sent by the county council to the Department— the road from Rhu to Garelochhead— has been approved, and that the road will be completed; or that the county council can only go ahead now with getting the necessary planning permission?
§ Dr. MabonNo, Sir. The position at the moment is that the county council has plans for at least two more schemes, one from Croy to Shandon, which is one and a half miles, and one from Craigendoran to Mollandhu Farm which is two and a quarter miles. Those schemes have not yet been accepted for grant, but the work in the programme that has been approved will keep the county council busy for the next two years. The others we will discuss with local authorities very soon, as a consequence of the changes caused by the 1966 Act in relation to further work.