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Written Question · S1W-08520 · Session 1

Whether the Minister for Transport and the Environment will meet residents of Loanhead, Midlothian, to discuss concerns about any dangers p…

Answered Asked by Margo MacDonald SNP Lodged 4 Jul 2000

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister for Transport and the Environment will meet residents of Loanhead, Midlothian, to discuss concerns about any dangers posed to the proposed A701 by the Clippers landfill site and the old limestone workings.

The answer

Answered by Sarah Boyack on 18 Jul 2000 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

No; it is for Midlothian Council as local roads authority to take whatever action it considers necessary in developing its proposals to upgrade the A701.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-08520 by reference.