HC Deb 16 May 1973 vol 856 c323W
58. Mr. Grimond

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will increase the allocation of grants for the extension of uneconomic lines by the Hydro-Electric Board in Northern Scotland.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The provision of supplies of electricity to rural and Island communities in its district is a matter for the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, and the cost of its rural electrification programme is met in the same way as its other capital expenditure.

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