Ellon

HC Deb 12 May 1978 vol 949 cc630-1W

Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is satisfied that sufficient land is available for recreational use in Ellon.

Mr. McElhone

This is a matter for the local authority concerned.

Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the population of Ellon for each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Harry Ewing

Estimated figures, so far as they are available, are given in the table below. Estimates for small burghs which are no longer local government areas have not been made since 1974.

Ellon Burgh, estimated home population at 30th June
1968	1,700
1969	1,877
1970	2,021
1971	2,349
1972	2,694
1973	2,855
1974	2,898

Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has received any proposals from Gordon District Council for the acquisition of land in Ellon for recreational purposes within the last three years.

Mr. McElhone

My right hon. Friend would not normally expect to receive any such proposals.

Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland in the light of the decision of Aberdeen and Northern Marts to discontinue the lease of a field in Ellon to Ellon United Football Club, if he will take steps to intervene.

Mr. McElhone

This is not a matter in which my right hon. Friend has any power to intervene.