§ Mr. Bill WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements have been made for Glen Fruin road, Dumbarton, when it is no longer required for use by his Department's construction traffic to the Clyde submarine base.
§ Mr. HanleyAlthough my Department has agreed with the local planning authority and the landowner concerned to carry out work to remove the road and to reinstate the land when no longer required for construction traffic, it is now proposed with their agreement and that of the roads authority, to retain the road and meet the costs of bringing it up to adoptable standards for use by the public. As the proposed expenditure for this work is less than the estimated reinstatement costs, parliamentary approval to this new service has been sought in class I vote 3 of the 1994–95 main estimate. Pending that approval urgent expenditure estimated at £2,800,000 will be met by repayable advances from the contingency fund.