§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, in view of the increased role that Fife is likely to play in oil-related industry in the next few years, what plans are in hand for improving the road and rail transport systems in the years to 1985.
§ Mr. McElhoneIt is intended that a new trunk route will be provided connecting Central Fife with the M90 motorway at Halbeath. Subject to completion of the necessary statutory procedures this road should be largely complete by 1985. The improvement of non-trunk roads is a matter for the regional council, and it would be for the British Railways Board to consider what improvements in rail transport are necessary to provide for any possible increase in traffic.
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§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, in the light of the facts that the new town of Glenrothes is the only new town in the United Kingdom without access to a motorway road system and that this could be retarding industrial development in the area, what immediate steps he intends to take to remedy the situation.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe new trunk road linking Glenrothes to the M90 will be provided as soon as possible.