§ 19. Mr. McKelveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when work is planned to start on the Newmilns bypass; and what plans he has to involve the private finance initiative in the project. [38726]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe A71, on which Newmilns stands, is a local road. Proposals for improvements at Newmilns are therefore a matter for East Ayrshire council as the local roads authority for the area.