§ Mr. M. MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether Inverness-shire County Council has yet approved a scheme for a viaduct from Benbecula to North Uist Island; whether the proposed viaduct is intended to be linked with Grimsay Island; what the County Council's estimate of the cost of the scheme is; and whether, and with what result, the Scottish Department of Agriculture has been approached for financial assistance with this project.
Mr. JohnstonI understand that the County Council are examining several alternative schemes for a viaduct between Benbecula and North Uist and that two of the schemes take in Grimsay. The cost is provisionally estimated at not less than £100,000. The Department of Agriculture for Scotland has not been approached for financial assistance.