§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will obtain up-to-date information on the productiveness of large estates in Scotland in terms of land-use priorities.
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§ Mr. RossThe productive capacity of land is invariably taken into account when changes of land use are under consideration by my Departments and other authorities. 1 am satisfied that sufficient information of this kind is already available or can readily be obtained under existing arrangements.