§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the extent of coverage by districts of Scottish land registration as at December.
At 30 September each year Region/area Small holdings Other Total 1988 hectares 1989 hectares 1988 hectares 1989 hectares 1988 hectares 1989 hectares Borders 504 391 25 25 529 416 Dumfries and Galloway 521 466 259 259 780 725 Central 11 11 2,292 2,292 2,303 2,303 Lothian 170 141 511 382 681 523 Fife 3 3 — — 3 3 Tayside 70 41 177 177 247 218 Grampian 387 366 1,136 1,136 1,523 1,502 Strathclyde 8,019 6,788 430 430 8,449 7,218 Highland 93,564 93,440 1,142 1,130 94,706 94,570 Western Isles Islands 18,096 18,082 279 278 18,375 18,360 Orkney Islands 247 247 — — 247 247 Shetland Islands 2,161 2,161 — — 2,161 2,161 123,753 122,137 6,251 6,109 130,004 128,246
§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the extent of land held in Scotland by the Forestry Commission in(a) September 1988 and (b) September 1989; and if he will break this down by region and island authorities.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Forestry Commission compiles revised land use figures at 31 March each year by its forest districts. Figures are not available for other times of the year, nor are they held by local authority administrative areas.
At 31 March 1988, the commission managed 727,670 hectares of land in Scotland; the figure at 31 March 1989 was 725,576 hectares. The breakdown into forest districts is given in the commission's annual reports, copies of which can be found in the Library of the House.
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Land Register is operational in the areas of the counties of Renfrew, Dumbarton and Lanark, and the barony and regality of Glasgow.