HC Deb 23 April 1969 vol 782 c87W
66. Mr. Onslow

asked the Secretary of State for Defence when his Department was first requested to make land available for road improvements at Heatherside Crossroads, Camberley; why the transfer of this land has not yet been effected; and when he expects it to be completed.

Mr. Reynolds

A general approach was first made to the Ministry of Defence in March, 1967, and specific proposals were received in August, 1968. Discussion of

Site Approximate total acreage Approximate acreage let for agricultural purposes
Aberdeenshire, Black Dog 140 Nil
Angus, Barry Buddon 2,500 2,500 (seasonal grazing)
Dunbartonshire, Garelochhead 4,700 4,200 (mainly grazing)
Fifeshire, Rosyth 470 470 (mainly arable)
Inverness-shire, Outer Hebrides, South Uist 1,100 920 (seasonal grazing)
Kirkcudbrightshire, Kirkcudbright 4,700 3,900 (grazing)
Midlothian, Castlelaw/Dreghorn 2,100 1,800 (mainly grazing)
Ross and Cromarty, Tain 2,500 2,500 (grazing)
Sutherland, Cape Wrath 2,700 2,700 (seasonal grazing)
TOTAL 20,910 18,990

The total of rents received by the Ministry of Defence, for the acreages shown above, is £7,208 a year. The figure reflects military use of the land.