§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will discuss with the chairman of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board ways and means of providing electricity for the communities in the Islands of Barra and North Uist and their smaller satellite islands, in view of the effect of the lack of this service upon industrial, tourist and agricultural development and the domestic inconvenience it is causing.
§ Mr. NobleThe needs of the remoter areas such as Barra and North Uist are being examined by the Mackenzie Committee and I shall, of course, reconsider this problem in consultation as necessary with the Board in the light of the Committee's recommendations.