HC Deb 19 March 1971 vol 813 c425W
Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will set up an inquiry with a view to introducing flat rates of transport to the islands and remote areas of Scotland.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

No. The introduction of a shipping subsidy system based on freight equalisation was considered by the Highland Transport Board but rejected in their Report, published in 1967, as impracticable in peace time.

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