§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many whole farms have been set aside from agricultural production under the European Community scheme in each region in Scotland.
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe table gives details of holdings where participants have opted to set aside all their eligible arable land. As indicated in the table, the area set aside represents considerably less than the whole farm area.
Region Number of holdings Total area set aside Total area of holdings (ha) (ha) Borders 3 76 334 Central 3 216 357 Dumfries and Galloway — — — Fife 3 43 96 Grampian 76 2,093 4,738 Highland 12 572 1,240 Lothian 4 226 733 Strathclyde 6 168 390 Tayside 12 328 846 Islands areas — — — SCOTLAND 119 3,722 8,734