§ Mr. CASSELLSasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of the potentialities of Loch Lomond and Arrochar, in Dumbartonshire, as centres of a progressive tourist industry if suitably developed by such schemes as road widening and the provision of proper water supplies; and what steps, if any, he intends taking to encourage such development by way of grant or otherwise?
§ Sir G. COLLINSI am aware of the advantages of the district referred to. As regards the second part of the question, I understand the county council are in communication with the Ministry of Transport with a view to a road improvement scheme in the neighbourhood. The Commissioner for the Special Areas has offered a grant towards a scheme for the provision of a water supply for Arrochar at a cost of £8,700, and a grant offered by the Department of Health will assist the provision of a water supply for areas at the south end of Loch Lomond.