§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give a budget estimate to date in respect of M8 motorway costs incurred on land, steel, concrete, drainage, and other major material costs;
(2) if he will give an estimate of the total tonnage of steel, concrete, and other major materials used to date on the construction of the M8 motorway; and what is the average tonnage of these materials used per mile of motorway.
§ Mr. McElhoneIt is not practicable, without unreasonable cost, to isolate land costs or the cost and tonnage of major materials within total construction figures.