New Police Stations (Deferment)

Mr. Monro
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many new police stations have been postponed by the Government's economic measures; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Ross
Four new police stations scheduled to be started before May, 1966 have been deferred in response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's statement on 27th July. I am satisfied that operational efficiency will not be seriously affected. The details are as follows: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
|Edinburgh                     |District police station, Corstorphine|
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|Dumfries and Galloway         |Sub-divisional headquarters Lockerbie|
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|Perth and Kinross             |Police Station, Auchterarder         |
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|Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk.|Divisional headquarters, Galashiels. |
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