§ Mrs. Lena Jegerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland which regulations restrict employment to persons of particular birth, citizenship, nationality, descent or residence in the National Galleries of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland.
§ Mr. RossNone, but I am aware that these institutions only recruit as permanent members of their staff people who would be eligible under the nationality rules governing permanent recruitment to the home Civil Service. The rules do not impede the recruitment to these institutions of British citizens born in other countries who are legally resident here.
400k V double circuit 275kV double circuit 132kV double circuit 66k V double circuit 66k V single circuit 33k V double circuit 33k V single circuit 11kV single circuit £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Overhead lines 65,000 39,000 18,000 13,400 4,600 to 6,500 6,000 to 8,000 3,000 to 4,000 1,100 Underground cables 930,000 320,000 165,000 62,000 25,400 to 32,400 42,000 to 54,000 21,000 to 27,000 5,000 Extra cost of termination at underground cable ends 120,000 40,000 15,000 At these voltages termination costs are not significant Research into the possibilities of lowering the costs of underground electric cables is being carried on in various countries. The Scottish Electricity Boards are associated with the research carried out under the auspices of the Electricity Council and the Central Electricity Generating Board.
§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the location and length of underground electrical power transmission lines in Scotland.
§ Mr. RossOf the 26,500 circuit miles of underground electric cables in commission in Scotland at 31st March, 1968, 26,366 are distribution lines of voltage