§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when a full mineral survey was last carried out in Scotland.
§ Mr. William RossA full mineral survey was carried out in 1914–18, and it has since been supplemented by surveys of particular minerals or areas such as that of the crofter counties in 1969.
Currently the Institute of Geological Sciences is undertaking a preliminary mineral survey of two areas in the North and the South-West of Scotland, while 65 programmes of exploration are being carried out by private companies with the help of grants under the Mineral Exploration and Investment Grants Act 1972.
152WA further comprehensive survey would be extremely expensive.