§ 15. Mr. MAXTONasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total acreage of State-owned land in Scotland and the acreage owned by the separate Departments, respectively, including the Board of Agriculture, the Forestry Commissioners, the Crown Land Commissioners, and the Commissioners of Works?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Sir John Gilmour)As the reply involves a statement containing a number of figures I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ I am informed that the acreage of land owned by each of the Departments named in the first column of the following list is approximately as shown in the second column:
Department | Acreage |
Board of Agriculture for Scotland | 380,000 |
Forestry Commission | 244,500 |
War Office | 9,736 |
Admiralty | 7,600 |
His Majesty's Office of Works | 821 |
Prison Commissioners for Scotland | 261 |