§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects all compensation to have been paid to persons whose property was compulsorily purchased for the construction of the A85 Perth Dundee Road as dual carriageway.
§ Mr. William RossPayment generally depends on acceptable terms being reached in negotiation with the interests involved and it is difficult to forecast how long negotiations may take in individual cases. When terms are agreed the practice is to make payment as soon as practicable. Settlement has so far been 391W reached in over two-thirds of the compensation cases relating to this stretch of road, the last section of which is still under construction.