§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of management agreements under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which have been entered into in Scotland in(a) national nature reserves and (b) sites of special scientific interest for each year since 1981, indicating in each case whether the proposed damage was done to (i) agriculture or (ii) forestry; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 31 January 1992]: The information is as follows: 221W
National nature reserves Sites of special scientific interest Number of management agreements Threat of damage Number of management agreements Threat of damage Year Forestry Agriculture Forestry Both 1982 1 1 2 1 0 0 1983 1 1 2 0 0 0 1984 0 0 10 6 2 0 1985 0 0 22 9 9 1 1986 0 0 31 14 8 2 1987 0 0 49 22 12 0 1988 0 0 39 17 14 1 1989 0 0 51 24 8 3 1990 0 0 45 12 9 0 1991 0 0 13 4 7 1 TOTAL 2 2 264 109 69 8
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list(a) the 10 sites of special scientific interest and (b) the 10 national nature reserves in Scotland which have the most expensive management agreements giving the name of the site, region in which it is located and the amount which has been or is due to be paid out and if the landowners are required to enhance the site as part of the conditions of payment; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 31 January 1992]: Details of individual management agreements are confidential to the parties.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of management agreements that have been entered into under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in Scotland where payments have been given in the following ranges(a) up to £9,999, (b) £10,000 to £19,999, (c) £20,000 to £29,999, (d) £30,000 to £39,999, (e) £40,000 to £49,999, (f) £50,000 to £59,999 and (g) over £60,000.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 31 January 1992]: Agreements may involve either annual or capital payments. An analysis of the information by both categories is set out in the following table.
Range of costs Type of cost Annual Capital No costs 73 79 Up to £9,999 176 130 £10,000 to £19,999 11 12 £20,000 to £29,999 4 11 £30,000 to £39,999 1 12 £40,000 to £49,999 1 6 £50,000 to £59,999 0 1 Over £60,000 0 15 222W
Table 1: Residents in mental handicap hospitals as at 31 December each year Health Board 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Argyll and Clyde 378 360 358 353 348 346 344 337 337 328 Ayrshire and Arran 74 73 75 68 74 67 65 61 59 62 Borders 85 81 77 65 61 59 59 58 55 54 Fife 455 472 468 463 436 417 381 355 333 312 Forth Valley 1,109 1,074 1,055 1,022 962 893 858 764 726 680 Grampian 696 692 692 682 641 628 574 540 506 458 Greater Glasgow 1,407 1,354 1,290 1,193 1,147 1,067 1,009 968 930 885 Highland 222 229 230 228 227 197 169 162 158 146 Lanarkshire 612 591 520 517 513 496 519 506 501 492 Lothian 856 847 756 705 679 661 634 606 575 569 Tayside 535 534 530 525 497 454 402 381 356 299 SCOTLAND 6,429 6,307 6,051 5,821 5,585 5,285 5,014 4,738 4,536 4,285
Range of costs Type of cost Annual Capital 266 266