§ Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, if, in the light of the shortage of housing in Easter Ross, he will now authorise the building of a bridge across the Dornoch Firth to enable workers to live in Sutherland and to commute daily to work in the Easter Ross area.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellHousing and other infrastructure needs of the areas primarily affected by North Sea oil development are being urgently studied under the egis of the Scottish Economic Planning Board. A Dornoch Firth bridge could not make a contribution for some years. Meanwhile, my attitude towards the proposal for a bridge remains as stated in my reply to the hon. Member on 20th April 1972.—[Vol. 835, c.141.]