§ Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, giving the 40W mileage in respect of each, those trunk motorways or lengths of motorway in preparation, firmly programmed, and under construction, respectively, as at 31st October, and those motorways or lengths of motorway in use.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe information requested, as at 31st October, is given below:
In use Miles M90—lnverkeithing-Perth (a)— Admiralty Road Flyover-Culoch 1.9 (b)—Cowdenbeath and Kelty Bypass Stage II 7.23 M8—Edinburgh-Glasgow (a) Harthill Bypass 5.15 (b) West of Harthill-Newhouse 4.95 (c) Dechmont-Whitburn 7.55 (d) Newbridge-Dechmont 6.4 M74—Draffen-Stonehouse (A74)-Glasgow (a) Hamilton Bypass Stage I 8.9 (b) Hamilton Bypass Stage II 4.65 M8—Glasgow-Greenock (a) Renfrew Bypass 6.42 (b) Bishopton Bypass Stage I 0.43 M9—Edinburgh-Stirling (a) Polmont and Falkirk Bypass 5.37 (b) Newbridge-Muriehall 2.29 (c) Stirling Bypass (South of Dunblane-Craigforth) 2.5 M898—Erskine Bridge Erskine Bridge Link 0.98 M73—Maryville (M74)-Mollinsburn (A80) Maryville-Baillieston (A8) 1.72 66.44
Under construction Miles M73—Maryville (M74)-Mollinsburn (A80) Baillieston (A8)-Mollinsburn 4.94 M 90—Inverkeithing-Perth Kinross and Milnathort Bypass 7.96 M9—Edinburgh-Stirling (a) Lathallan-Burghmuir 5.04 (b) Burghmuir-Muriehall 4.95 (c) Stirling Bypass (Craigforth-Torbrex) 2.51 25.40 41W
Firmly programmed Miles M8—Glasgow-Greenock Bishopton Bypass Stage II 3.82 M9—Edinburgh-Stirling *(a) Stirling Bypass (Torbrex-Pirnhall and Auchenbowie) 3.55 (b) Polmont and Falkirk Bypass-Stirling Bypass 6.3 M80—Glasgow-Stirling (a) Haggs-Ingliston 3.58 *(b) Ingliston-Pirnhall 2.97
Miles M90—Inverkeithing-Perth (a) Arlary-Muirmont 9.2 (b) Muirmont-Craigend 2.3 M90/M85—Perth Bypass (a) Craigend-Broxden 3.0 (b) Craigend-Barnhill 1.5 M876—Dennyloanhead-Kincardine Bridge (a) Bankhead-North Broomage 3.83 (b) Bellsdyke Road Bypass 2.9 42.95
In preparation Miles M8—Edinburgh-Glasgow (a) Newhouse-Baillieston 5.5 (b) Baillieston-Glasgow City Boundary 0.5 6.0 * Contract let and work about to start.
§ Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, showing the mileage in respect of each, those local authority motorways or lengths of motorway in use, under construction, motorways schemes confirmed by the Secretary of State, and those made by the local authority and submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe information as at 31st October is given in the table below:
In use Miles Glasgow Inner Ring Road Townhead Interchange 1.0 Kingston Bridge section 0.8 Woodside section 0.7 Under construction Glasgow Inner Ring Road Charing Cross section 0.6 Schemes confirmed by the Secretary of State None Schemes made and submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation *Glasgow Monkland Motorway (Stage I) 1.9 Edinburgh Eastern Link Road 0.9 *Confirmed by the Secretary of State on 2nd November, 1971.