§ Mr. Willisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total acreage of land in Scotland owned by the Government, local authorities and public bodies, respectively.
§ Mr. WestwoodThe area of land owned by the Secretary of State in connection with the work of the Departments for which I am responsible is as follows:
Information about land owned by other Government Departments is a matter for the appropriate Minister. I regret that information about the area of land owned by local authorities and public bodies in Scotland is not available.
Acres. Department of Agriculture for Scotland 472,810 Forestry Commission 760,222 Department of Health for Scotland 306 Scottish Home Department: Prisons 899 State Management Districts 50 Commissioners of Crown Lands 115,131 1,349,418