§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by region and district the area of land designated as green belt up to(a) 1979 and (b) 1987 in Scotland.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonDesignated green belts in Scotland in 1986 (the latest available information) were as follows:
Region Green belt Hectares Lothian Lothian 14,600 Grampian Aberdeen 82,355 Strathclyde/Central Greater Glasgow 100,000 Strathclyde Ayr/Prestwick 2,835 TOTAL SCOTLAND 203,285 Total designated green belt in Scotland in 1979 218,470 Note: Between 1979 and 1986 the Dundee green belt (14,800 hectares) was de-designated and became the Dundee Countryside Policy Area. A breakdown of the 1979 figure is not available.