§ Mr. John MacLeodasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many trunk roads there are in the seven crofter 218W counties which do not meet with the requirements laid down for a modern trunk road, and in which counties.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe requirements for a trunk road depend on the nature and volume of the traffic using it. I regret, therefore, that I cannot, within the compass of the Answer to a Parliamentary Question, provide the information my hon. Friend desires.
§ Mr. John MacLeodasked the Secretary of State how many miles of the crofter counties road schemes remain to be completed; and in which counties.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe Crofter Counties' Scheme comprises 1,195 miles of roads of which 648 remain to be completed: forty-eight of these are now under reconstruction or await final surfacing. Details for individual counties are as follows:
Completed Not yet completed Total Miles Miles Miles Argyll 113 232 345 Inverness 136 228 364 Ross and Cromarty 67 70½ 137½ Sutherland 84 114 198 Caithness 26 3½ 29½ Orkney 61 — 61 Zetland 60 — 60 Total 547 648 1,195
§ Mr. John MacLeodasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many communities in the seven crofter counties have no communication by road.
§ Mr. J. StuartI regret that the information desired is not readily available. I shall write to my hon. Friend on this matter.