§ 14. Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make available adequate resources for improving safety standards on the A80.
Mr. MrElhoneA study of accidents on the A80 has been carried out, and my right hon. Friend is considering what measures to improve safety can be given priority.
§ Mrs. BainWill the Minister accept that that inquiry will be greatly welcomed by the people in my constituency? Will he give a guarantee that, whatever recommendations the Scottish Development Department comes up with in terms of improving safety standards on the A80, the Government will meet the expenditure necessary to ensure that no further lives are lost on this stretch of road?
Mr. MeElhoneI assure the hon. Lady that, while the accident record of the A80 is below the national average per trunk road mile, we are not complacent about the problem. We realise that it is serious. A number of improvements are being made, especially at Mollinsburn and Condorrat, where a number of accidents have taken place. I shall tell my noble Friend at the Scottish Office who has responsibility for roads that there is urgency about this. As far as I understand it, measures to relieve the particular right turn that is causing the problem are in the contract-letting stage for 1977-78.