As I indicated, the question is still being studied. A technical study is being carried out into all the factors which need to be considered in this matter. I cannot tell the hon. Gentleman whether a survey has been carried out of the whole area, but I can inform him that one of the important matters which still needs to be known is the extent of possible subsidence in the area. As regards his inquiry about additional allowances for the Ayr County Council, that again would be something to be considered in the future as a result of this study.