§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what further approaches he has had from the county council of Ross and Cromarty regarding the proposed road from Tolsta to Ness, in the Isle of Lewis; what is the estimated cost of this scheme; and whether he will now encourage the county council to proceed at an early date with this project, in view of its value in improving local transport in a populous area, its importance to the development of tourism and the opening up of good agricultural land, and the contribution it would make in relieving the heavy local unemployment.
§ Mr. MaclayI hope to discuss with the county council, whom I am meeting today, what priority it wishes to give to this and other schemes, so far as its area is concerned, in connection with the proposed expenditure on new roads in the Highlands as announced in the recent Review of Highland Policy (Cmd. 785). I understand that the county council estimates that the road would cost about £200,000.