§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many claims for compensation in respect of resumptions by landlords have been made to the Scottish land court under the Small Landholders (Scotland) Acts 1886 to 1931 in each year since 1977.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested is as follows. There have been no further claims since 1986.
Number 1977 1 1978 3 1979 2 1980 1 1981 — 1982 2 1983 2 1984 1 1985 — 1986 1
§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many smallholdings, by district are rented under the Small Landholders (Scotland) Acts 1886 to 1931; and if he will bring forward proposals to extend them the same rights and protections provided to crofters by the Crofting Reform Act 1976.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation relating to holdings belonging to the Secretary of State is set out in the table. The Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department does not hold details of holdings in private or commericial ownership.
My right hon. Friend has no plans to extend the provisions of the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 1976 to non-crofting tenants.
Holdings on Secretary of State's non-crofting estates As at 30 September 1990 Lowland estates Landhold Aberdeen 7 Ayr 1 Berwick 4 Dumfries 5 Kirkcudbright 1 Midlothian 5 Perth 2 578W
(1) Expenditure in cash terms(£ million) (2) Expenditure at1990–91 prices(£ million) (3) Provision/GAE in cash terms(£ million) (4) Provision/GAE at1990–91 prices(£ million) 1978–79 709.5 1,792.8 645.5 1,631.2 1979–80 830.7 1,799.1 736.0 1,594.0 1980–81 1,025.9 1,877.5 801.2 1,466.4 1981–82 1,155.5 1,928.6 1,021.8 1,705.4 1982–83 1,241.0 1,934.0 1,193.8 1,860.4 1983–84 1,309.6 1,950.6 1,237.0 1,842.5 1984–85 1,350.0 1,913.6 1,249.1 1,770.6 1985–86 1,391.9 1,871.0 1,297.3 1,743.9 1986–87 1,491.2 1,938.3 1,343.3 1,746.2
Lowland estates Landhold Renfrew 1 Wigtown 2 TOTAL 28