§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what will be the approximate cost per mile of erecting a central barrier on the A74 in 1978–79.
§ Mr. McElhoneAbout £28,000 per mile.
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§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what improvements will be carried out to the A74 and M74 during 1977–78 and 1978–79, giving the site and estimated cost of each improvement.
§ Mr. McElhoneA continuing programme of improvement in the form of providing hard margins is being carried out on the A74. Included in the programme for 1977–78 and 1978–79 are the following works:
Location Estimated Cost £ 1. Bodsberry Cottage to Paddy Rickle's Bridge 80,000 2. B740 Junction to Redmoss 115,000 3. Between North and South Accesses to Crawford 175,000 4. Woodend to Beattock 240,000 5. Ecclefechan to Woodend 745,00
INFANT AND PERINATAL MORTALITY RATES, HEALTH BOARD AREAS, SCOTLAND, 1977 (Provisional figures) Health Board Area Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births* Perinatal mortality rate per 1,000 births (live and still)† Highland 16 17 Orkney 5 — Shetland 3 14 Western Isles 13 23 Grampian 13 14 Tayside 16 16 Fife 13 14 Lothian 16 16 Borders 11 16 Forth Valley 15 16 Argyll and Clyde 17 21 Greater Glasgow 18 20 Lanarkshire 18 25 Ayrshire and Arran 17 19 Dumfries and Galloway 13 16 Scotland 16 18 * Deaths in first year of life. † Stillbirths and deaths in first week of life.