§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the Eriskay road is still in an unusable condition; why it was approved for the purpose of grant by his Department before being tested and proved to be adequate for its purpose as a road; and what steps he is taking to secure the co-operation of the county council of Inverness-shire in bringing it up to reasonable standards this year.
§ Mr. NobleI am informed that a certain amount of surfacing work requires to be done on the road, and that the county council will not be able, as it had hoped, to make further progress with this work during the present year because of shortage of funds. At the time of completion of the main scheme in 1957 my Department and the county council took the view that, considering the small volume of traffic likely to use the road, its standard of construction was adequate.