§ 58. Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will increase the allocation of grants for the extension of uneconomic lines by the Hydro-Electric Board in Northern Scotland.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe provision of supplies of electricity to rural and Island communities in its district is a matter for the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, and the cost of its rural electrification programme is met in the same way as its other capital expenditure.