§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now give final details in tabular form of (a) 1977–78 and (b) 1978–79 about the operation
COMMUNITY LAND SCHEME: ACQUISITIONS IN 1977–78 AND 1978–79 Region Industry Housing/Commerce Total £ Acres £ Acres £ Acres 1977–78 Central … … … … 2,800 1.0 — — 2,800 1.0 Dumfries and Galloway … … 46,957 16.85 — — 46,957 16.85 Highland … … … … 12,259 9.48 — — 12,259 9.48 Lothian … … … … 545,565 87.07 — — 545,565 87.07 Strathclyde … … … … — — 17,185 0.02 17,185 0.02 Total … … … … 607,581 114.40 17,185 0.02 624,766 114.42 £ Acres £ Acres £ Acres 1978–79 Fife … … … … — — 235,803 39.59 235,803 39.59 Lothian … … … … 66,260 19.09 22,559 2.99 88,819 22.08 Strathclyde … … … … — — 106,799 9.87 106,799 9.87 Shetland … … … … 320,212 787.93 — — 320,212 787.93 386,472 807.02 365,161 52.45 751,633 859.47 Note: The figures for 1978–79 are provisional until all community land accounts for that year have been submitted.
§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will bring up to date the information regarding circulars, letters, publicity booklets, orders, regulations including joint orders and directions under the Community Land Act last given in a written answer by the
CIRCULARS Reference Subject Date of issue SDD Circular 21/1979 … … Community Land Scheme: 11 April 1979 Operation in 1979–80 SDD Circular 29/79 … … Community Land Act 1975: 21 May 1979 Suspension of Activities
§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will list the disposal notification areas under the Community Land Act still in existence in Scotland; and what advice he has given to local authorities regarding the exercise of their powers in these areas, pending the repeal of the Act.
§ Mr. RifkindThere are two disposal notification areas, both in Grampian region, at Longside airfield and Dyce
370Wof the Community Land Act in Scotland on a similar basis to that provided by the previous Under-Secretary of State in reply to the hon. Member for Melton on 10 July 1978.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information is as follows:
previous Minister to the hon. Member for Melton on 9 March, indicating if any such documents have been issued since 3 May.
§ Mr. RifkindThe information is as follows:
East. The authorities concerned have been informed that approval under the community land scheme will not be available for financing any new land acquisitions in these areas or elsewhere.
§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give for each region or islands area in (a) 1977–78 and (b) 1978–79 figures for staffing and administration costs relating to the Community Land Act.
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§ Mr. RifkindThe information is as follows:
Region 1977–78 1978–79 £ £ Borders … … … … … … … 2,200 820 Central … … … … … … … 10,610 13,959 Dumfries and Galloway … … … … 12,114 — Fife … … … … … … … 14,154 15,105 Grampian … … … … … … 25,912 15,254 Highland … … … … … … 3,151 2,414 Lothian … … … … … … … 21,697 69,730 Strathclyde … … … … … … 65,157 39,448 Tayside … … … … … … … 4,851 2,915 Orkney … … … … … … … — — Shetland … … … … … … … 4,858 6,850 Western Isles … … … … … … — — Totals 164,704 166,495 The 1978–79 figures are provisional since all accounts have not yet been received.
§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now give details in tabular form for each region in respect of (a) the 65.40 acres of industrial land and (b) the 1.02 acres of commercial land acquired in 1976–77 under the Community Land Act which have since been resold; what were the total receipts in each case; and how they compare with the acquisition costs of £245,282 and £181,750, respectively, excluding administration costs.
§ Mr. RifkindAll accounts for 1978–79 are not yet available. From those submitted, at 31 March 1979, of the 65.4 acres of industrial land, a total of 26.07 acres had been disposed of in Lothian and Fife regions. The return from this land was £128,945 in grassums and annual rents. The position in respect of the 1.02 acres of commercial land remains as in the answer given to my hon. Friend on 11 December 1978.—[Vol. 960, c.53–54.]
§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give details in tabular form for each region in respect of (a) the 112.87 acres of industrial land and (b) the 0.01 acres of commercial land acquired in 1977–78 under the Community Land Act which have since been resold; what were the total receipts in each case; and how they compare with the acquisition costs of £618,467 and £17,000, respectively, excluding administration costs.
§ Mr. RifkindAll acounts for 1978–79 are not yet available. From those submitted, at 31 March 1979, 2.8 acres of industrial land had been leased in Lothian region at an annual rent of372W £2,800. No commercial land had been disposed of.