§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how far the Cumnock bypass has advanced beyond the stage of preliminary design work; and if he is able to make an estimate of cost at current prices.
§ Mr. McElhoneA planning brief has been issued to Strathclyde Regional Council, as the Secretary of State's trunk road agent authority, to investigate a bypass of Cumnock and Auchinleck. A preliminary report is expected in April 1977. Until the report is available, no meaningful estimate of cost can be made.