§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the latest expected dates of the various stages in the planning and construction of (a) Cumnock and Auchinleck, (b) New Cumnock, (c) Maybole and (d) Girvan bypasses; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AncramThe information is as follows:
Scheme Draft road orders published Earliest possible works start (a) Cumnock and Auchinleck Bypass June 1986 Spring 1988 (b) New Cumnock Bypass January 1987 Autumn 1988 (c) Maybole Bypass Autumn 1987 Spring 1990 Start dates depend on completion of statutory and design procedures and on the availability of funds. In each case, construction is expected to take about two years.
The Scottish Development Department is still awaiting the results of a feasibility study into a Girvan bypass. I cannot at this stage say whether such a scheme would be justified.