Roads (Argyll and Bute)
3. Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con): Thank you, old Etonian—I mean, Presiding Officer.
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to improve the Argyll and Bute road network. (S3O-10561)
The Presiding Officer: Yes, I too attended that school.
The Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change (Stewart Stevenson): Members may wish to know that I went to Bell Baxter high school, which was the local school in Cupar.
More than £3 million has already been invested by the Government in the trunk road network in Argyll and Bute in financial year 2009-10. That investment has resulted in a number of initiatives, including road resurfacing on the A83 and work to mitigate the risk of future landslides in the area. We also plan to invest a further £6 million in a range of trunk road structural maintenance and safety improvements that will support safety and economic objectives and aspirations for the area.
