Renewable Tacks (Title) (Hansard, 29 July 1982)

§ 33. Mr. Russell Johnston

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to remove the disparity that has arisen between the position of holders of

Authority	Year
	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82
Regional Councils	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Borders	3,062	11,136	15,182	7,756	1,518	†12,000	†7,000
Central	3,750	9,826	10,663	12,923	20,873	24,426	†20,000
Dumfries and Galloway	10,890	15,166	18,173	19,946	18,163	†24,000	†25,000
Fife	17,592	18,555	22,466	26,054	34,063	†34,000	†52,000
Grampian	9,154	30,047	10,831	1,444	5,203	†19,000	†20,000
Highlands	‡-217	551	7,022	7,039	8,723	†16,000	†26,000
Lothian	7,437	11,459	8,490	‡-287	‡-5,646	24,532	†21,000
Strathclyde	59,059	54,624	83,694	†87,000	†143,000	†l36,000	†168,000
Tayside	26,876	32,858	40,729	46,723	53,028	67,583	†99,000
Islands Area Councils
Orkney	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shetland	702	1,776	2,173	1,837	949	†l,000	†1,000
Western Isles	464	109	—	—	—	—	—

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renewable tacks, who are unable to acquire title, and the position of tenants at will, as set out in section 20 of the Land Registration Act 1979, who are able to acquire title.