§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland why there is no reference to the Crofter Counties Road Programme in the White Paper, Command Paper No. 3953, "Scottish Roads in the 1970s"; and if he will now state his plans for the crofter counties.
§ Mr. RossProvision for the improvement of principal roads in the crofting counties is included in the £20 million for Highland roads referred to in the second footnote on page 5 of the White Paper. The needs of Highland roads, both trunk and principal, will be assessed in the context of the total Scottish road programme for the 1970s.