Written question asked by Ron Davies (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 March 1988. It was answered by Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Conservative) on Monday, 28 March 1988 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

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Untitled Written question

Question

What information is there on estimated cost to each of regional authorities of Dumfries & Galloway, Highland & Border of upgrading rural roads, bridges & other infrastructure to facilitate extraction of plantation timber from remote hill & upland areas & is it planned to lay business rates on such plantations in order to contribute towards these costs.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

130 c287W;130 c285W

Session

1987-88

Subjects

Costs Bridges Forestry Highland Regional Council Rates and rating Roads Road works Borders Regional Council Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council

Contains statistics

Yes