§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what criteria govern the designation of trunk roads in Scotland as oil roads; and what preference is given to their improvement.
§ Mr. William RossTo qualify as oil-related, a trunk road must serve an oil development area and its traffic directly, and proposed improvements on such a road have to enable the road to serve this purpose. Oil-related schemes currently carry the highest priority within the Scottish roads programme.