§ Mr. M. MacMillanasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport what representations have recently been received from the local authorities in Inverness-shire on the need for a viaduct from North Uist to Benbecula similar to the new South Ford viaduct; and whether he is prepared to include this as a post-war development scheme in the Isles.
§ Mr. Noel-BakerI have received no recent representations from the local authorities in Inverness-shire about the need for a viaduct from North Uist to Benbecula. I am, of course, always ready to consider any plan which the authorities may lay before me, but, as at present advised, I am inclined to doubt whether the amount of traffic that would pass between the islands would justify the very considerable expenditure which the construction of a viaduct would involve.