§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Minister of Transport whether in the construction of by-pass and arterial roads the greatest care is taken to avoid, if possible, the destruction of agricultural land; and how many acres of such land have been taken over in Scotland within the last three years for road operations sanctioned, assisted, or carried out by his Department?
§ Mr. BurginThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative, but my hon. and gallant Friend will, of course, appreciate the difficulties involved. Information on the second part of the question is not available and considerable research would be required to obtain it.