§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, bearing in mind his commitment to establish Hunterston as a growth point for industry of national significance, what forward planning his Department has undertaken to improve road and rail services from Hunterston to all parts of Ayrshire; and what plans he has to ensure that South Ayrshire's communications with Hunterston and other parts of West Central Scotland are improved.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAlmost £23 million. will be spent on improvements already in progress, or planned up to 1977, in communications linking the Hunterston-Irvine area with other parts of West-Central Scotland; and this figure does not include the substantial expenditure within Irvine new town. I will review the needs again when I have firm information about prospective developments for Hunterston and also in the light of the recommendations of the West Central Scotland Study which I expect to receive later this year.
§ Sir F. Macleanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many letters he has received objecting to the proposed industrialisation of the Hunterston peninsula.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellEighty-four.