§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what new funds he intends to provide to the relevant local authorities to meet the costs of upgrading the A74 to motorway standard; and whether he will expect local authorities to meet any of those costs from their existing budgets.
§ Mr. RifkindThe A74 is a trunk road, for which I am directly responsible. Consequently no costs of its upgrading will be met by local authorities.