§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many acres of wheat and straw, respectively, were burned in Scotland after the 1983 harvest; and if he will estimate how many tonnes of each type of straw were disposed of in this way
§ Mr. John MackayNo detailed recent information is available on the area of wheat and barley straw burned in Scotland, but it is estimated that only about 10 percent. Of the straw from the combined wheat and barley harvest
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Glasgow-new building Public Sector Private Sector Year Starts Completions Starts Completions 1978 661 1,719 586 347 1979 1,835 913 928 817 1980 996 484 988 897 1981 156 2,000 970 1,079 1982 605 492 1,479 1,201 An assessment is currently being made of the report and I understand that an announcement will be made shortly.