§ The Earl of Kimberleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many coastal netting stations in (a) the Moray Firth area and (b) other parts of Scotland, are owned and leased out by the Crown Estate Commissioners, and over what range of years have these leases yet to run.
The Earl of CaithnessFour netting stations are leased out in the Moray Firth area; the leases are due to expire between November 1994 and November 1996. In the remainder of Scotland 62 stations are on lease; these have expiry dates between November 1993 and November 1998.