§ Viscount Merseyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether there are any plans to develop skiing facilities in the region of Lurcher's Crag in the Cairngorms and, if there are, whether they will not ruin the finest valley walk in the British Isles known as the Lairig Ghru.
§ The Minister of State, Scottish Office (The Earl of Mansfield)My center honourable friend the Secretary of State for Scotland announced on 16th December his decision to refuse outline planning permission for the development of facilities for downhill skiing in the northern corries of Cairn Gorm including Lurcher's Gully. No other application for a skiing development in this area is before my center honourable friend.