52. Earl of Dalkeithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what consultations are being held between the Scottish Development Department, the Railways Board and local authorities to determine the suitability of certain sections of the disused Waverley route for conversion into roadways, with special reference to those sections where it passes through built-up areas and over rivers.
§ Mr. RossNone. My right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport said on 15th July, 1968, that he was not prepared to consider for at least two years the disposal of the route formation between Edinburgh and Hawick.