HC Deb 01 December 1977 vol 940 c391W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many firths in Scotland have been bridged in the last five years; if he will show the expenditure on each project; and if he will publish a list of firths which still require to be bridged.

Mr. McElhone

No firths have been bridged in the last five years. Contracts have been let for crossings of the Cromarty and Beauty Firths. With the exception of Dornoch Firth, no other investigations of firth crossing are contemplated.