§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will name each committee, commission and other public body, other than an elected body, charged with responsibility for Highlands and Islands affairs and which of these bodies he now proposes to wind up or amalgamate on the ground that their functions have been made unnecessary through the creation of the Highlands and Islands Development Board.
§ Mr. RossOnly the Crofters Commission operates exclusively within the same area as the Highlands and Islands
Forth Road Bridge Tay Road Bridge Date of Act … … … … … … 1958 1962 Rights for collecting tolls expire … … … 1995 2026 (or later if a general reserve fund is created and falls to be repaid) (subject to extension) Toll revenue 1967–68 … … … … … £710,893 £381,961 Toll revenue 1968–69 … … … … … £756,000 £418,809 (provisional) (provisional) Cost of collection … … … … … The elements of running costs which relate solely to the cost of collecting tolls are not separately identified in the published accounts. Number employed … … … … … 82 56 (including maintenance and patrol staff, etc.) (including maintenance and patrol staff, etc.) Scale of charges … … … … … 2s. 6d. 1s. to 10s.