HC Deb 02 February 1977 vol 925 cc213-4W
Mr. MacCormick

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland over how many acres of land the Crown Estates Commissioners have jurisdiction in Scotland; and if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the Commission's Scottish holdings.

Health Authority Scale 9 Scales 10–14 Scales 15–18 Above Scale 18 Total
Argyll and Clyde 27 14 15 19 75
Ayrshire and Arran 7 13 4 14 38
Borders 2 2 6 10
Dumfries and Galloway 9 3 1 7 20
Fife 8 10 4 13 35
Forth Valley HB 9 8 4 12 33
Grampian HB 18 23 16 21 78
Greater Glasgow HB 50 29 41 37 157
Highland HB 5 10 7 10 32
Lanarkshire HB 9 16 7 21 53
Lothian HB 39 16 28 29 112
Orkney HB 2 2 4
Shetland HB 2 2 4
Tayside HB 27 21 16 21 85
Western Isles HB 2 2 4
Common Services Agency 17 26 15 34 92
Totals 233 191 158 250 832

On 31st March 1973 the corresponding numbers were as follows:

Health Authority Scales 9 Scales10–14 Scale 15–18 Above Scale 18 Total
Eastern RHB 9 2 11 13 35
Northern RHB 3 2 4 6 15
North Eastern RHB 6 6 11 12 35
South Eastern RHB 16 10 17 29 72
Western RHB 50 32 33 42 157
Non-hospital authorities 2 4 7 8 21
Totals 86 56 83 110 335
Notes:
(1) A substantial number of posts graded below scale 9 in 1973 have subsequently been regraded at scale 9 and above.
(2) The "non-hospital authorities were the executive councils, Dental Estimates Board, Central Legal Office, Scottish ambulance service, blood transfusion service, Drug Accounts Committee, etc.
(3) The functions of the bodies mentioned in note (2) and some functions previously discharged by regional hospital boards were transferred on reorganisation to the Common Services Agency

Mr. Hugh D. Brown

Information about estates and acreages in Scotland is given in the Crown Estates Commissioners' report for the year ended 31st March 1976.