§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those trunk road schemes in Scotland on which he anticipates public inquiries being held during the current year with, where known, the likely date of the inquiry.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 22 February 1989]: For the M74 Maryville to West of Fullarton road scheme, a public local inquiry will begin on 13 March; for the A96 Bucksburn diversion, an inquiry is expected to be held in the summer, possibly beginning late June; and for the M8 Newbridge to Edinburgh scheme, it is possible that the inquiry adjourned in November 1988 will reconvene around November of this year.
For four other schemes—A68 Dalkeith bypass, A91 Auchtermuchty bypass, A828 Creagan Bridge, and A830 Lochan Doilead to Kinsadel—an inquiry towards the end of 1989 is a possibility, although I hope that inquiries will not be necessary.