HC Deb 19 December 1989 vol 164 cc136-7W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the extent of land held in Scotland by his Department in(a) September 1988 and (b) September 1989; and if he will break this down by region and island authorities.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Landholdings statistics relate to 1 April each year. The table shows the position at 1 April 1988 and 1 April 1989, indicating land and foreshore holdings:

Region or Island Authority 1 April 1988 Land/Foreshore Holdings (acres) 1 April 1989 Land/Foreshore Holdings (acres)
Borders Nil Nil
Central 197 197
Dumfries and Galloway 10,620 10,400
Fife 3,181 3,269
Grampian 5,387 5,361
Highland 12,854 12,853
Lothian 2,923 2,870
Strathclyde 9,103 9,082
Tayside 3,874 3,599
Orkney 9 8
Shetland 120 111
Western Isles 3,310 3,314
Totals 51,578 51,064