§ 88. Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland why no appreciation of the present and future rôles of the Waverley-Carlisle railway line in the Border economy was made in the White Paper on the Scottish Economy.
§ Mr. RossThe significance of this railway line to the Borders was considered in the Borders Study. This has formed the basis of the advice given by the Scottish Economic Planning Council to my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport who, under the Transport Act, ultimately has the statutory responsibility.