§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Minister of Transport whether he is now in a position to make any announcement with regard to the Kilmarnock and Ayr by-pass road?
§ Captain Wallace:A line for a by-pass to the Stranraer — Glasgow trunk road at Ayr and Prestwick has been surveyed, but in existing circumstances it is not proposed to proceed further with this scheme. On the proposed diversion of the main road within the Kilmarnock Burgh boundary, the two bridges over the railway have been completed; one section of the road works is approaching completion and work began on another section this summer; works have not been started on the third and fourth sections. This latter scheme is now under review as a whole, having regard to the need for making the best use of the national resources for the prosecution of the war.