HC Deb 02 December 1970 vol 807 c1278
31. Mr. Clark Hutchison

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he has given to Edinburgh Corporation about transport problems in the city.

Mr. Younger

My right hon. Friend is sharing the cost of a Planning and Transport Study which Edinburgh Corporation has commissioned in order to obtain such advice.

Mr. Clark Hutchison

Will my hon. Friend look at the plans that seem to be maturing in Edinburgh, particularly about the link road and the ring road, which, so far as I can discover, nobody in the city wants Secondly, will he look into the possibility of bringing back the suburban railways?

Mr. Younger

The first part of my hon. Friend's question is entirely a matter for Edinburgh Corporation to decide. On the question of suburban railway lines, I understand that the consultants who are at present conducting a study of the central area of the city are looking into these and other matters.

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