§ 86. Mr. Woodburnasked the Minister of Transport whether, in any scheme of reorganisation for the railways, he will ensure that the need to maintain services in outposts like the Highlands is regarded as a public service, in view of the fact that previous schemes of regional systems such as those of Sir Eric Geddes in 1920 proved unacceptable because such areas could not by themselves be viable.
§ Mr. MarplesAny scheme for the reorganisation of the railways will have to take account of the problems of areas such as the Highlands.