§ Mr. John MacLeodasked the Minister of Transport whether he will give financial assistance to the Hydro-Electric Board to enable it to replace the four-and-a-half miles of trunk road between Garve and Ullapool, which is to be flooded under the hydro-electric scheme, with an 18 ft. road, rather than have the road replaced by the Hydro-Electric Board with a similar type of road to the existing one.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI regret that I cannot give financial assistance to provide a wider road at the present time owing to the pressing need for economy. The overall formation width of the road will be 30 ft., however, so that an 18 foot carriageway can be provided later. In the meantime 12 passing places will be provided per mile.