§ Mr. Hayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland to state the approximate total area of land acquired by compulsory purchase by public and local authorities in Scotland for the years 1945 to 1955, inclusive.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe total area of land acquired by compulsory purchase under statutory powers for which I am responsible in Scotland was, in the years 1945–55, approximately 6,950 acres. Of this total, 3,403 acres, acquired under the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1941, following war-time requisition, have now been sold.