§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those parts of his Department's crofting estate, other than house sites, which have been sold by his Department in each of the past five years, with acreages and purchases in each case.
§ Sir Hector MonroThe information requested is set out in the tables.
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Summary—number of sales from crofting estates 1988–1992 Sales to Silting Tenants Sales to Third Parties Year Number Hectarage Number Hectarage 1988 10 549.47 22 92.41 1989 26 121.44 17 8.42 1990 24 62.37 18 6.13 1991 21 745.95 16 252.42 1992 22 75.98 14 1,008.86 103 1,555.18 87 1,368.24
Sitting tenants Third parties Area/estate Number Hectarage Number Hectarage Use1 Rassay — — 1 0.03 A — — 1 0.01 A — — 1 0.04 B Western Isles Borve, Harris — — 1 12.73 G Benbecula — — 1 22.96 G — — 1 0.09 A Eolingarry, Barra — — 1 0.06 A Vatersay — — 1 0.10 A Newton, North Uist — — 1 0.13 A Northern Isles Stove, Orkney 3 27.91 — — TOTAL 10 549.47 22 92.41 Keynote use: 1 A = Residential. B = Local authority—Recreation/residential. C = Local authority—Roads/water. D = Forestry Commission—Forestry. E = Commercial—Private sector. F = Government Department. G = Private—Agricultural. 30W31W
1989 Sitting tenants Third parties Area/estate Number Hectarage Number Hectarage Use1 Argyll Kinlochlaich 1 0.26 — — — Ardachy — — 1 0.08 A Inverness (Mainland) Inshes 1 0.89 — — — Woodside of Culloden 1 25.58 1 0.42 A Tomich — — 1 5.62 E Ross and Cromarty Broomhill 1 30.91 — — — Balnabeen — — 1 0.17 A Caithness Dunn and Scarmclate 1 35.80 — — — Sutherland Armadale — — 1 0.28 C 1 0.04 C Borgie — — 1 0.19 A Skye and Raasay Kilmuir 7 4.04 1 0.18 C 1 0.35 F 1 0.20 A 1 0.18 A Bracadale 4 1.93 1 0.10 C 1 0.08 A Kingsburgh 1 0.07 1 0.30 A Claigan 1 0.08 — — — Scorrybreck 1 0.23 — — — Raasay 1 8.59 — — — Western Isles Scaristavore, Harris 1 0.36 — — — Luskentyre, Harris 1 0.07 — — — Borve, Harris 1 0.09 — — — Balranald, North Uist — — 1 0.06 A Newton, North Uist 1 0.10 A Benbecula 3 12.54 — — — TOTAL 26 121.44 17 8.42 Keynote use: 1 A = Residential. B = Local authority—Recreation/residential. C = Local authority—Roads/water.
D= Forestry Commission—Forestry.
E =Commercial—Private sector.
F =Government Department.
G = Private—Agricultural.
1990 Sitting tenants Third parties Area/estate Number Hectarage Number Hectarage Use1 Argyll Sunart 1 2.96 1 1.55 E — — 1 0.01 1 Craignure — — 1 1.84 A Islay — — 1 0.18 B Inverness (Mainland) Milton of Culloden 1 4.02 — — — Tomaig 1 0.05 — — — Tomich — — 1 0.60 E — — 1 0.12 A Ross and Cromarty Kinbeachie 1 21.19 — — — Sutherland Armadale 4 22.96 — — — Skye and Raasay Bracadale 4 6.99 1 0.01 C — — 1 0.09 A Kilmuir 7 2.21 1 0.11 A — — 1 0.04 B — — 1 0.25 E Kingsburgh 1 0.17 1 0.19 A Scorrybreck 2 1.39 — — — Raasay — — 1 0.13 G Western Isles Newton, North Uist 1 0.33 1 0.11 A Benbecula 1 0.10 1 0.01 C — — 1 0.27 C — — 1 0.23 C Northern Isles Stove, Orkney — — 1 0.39 C TOTAL 24 62.37 18 6.13 Keynote use: 1 A = Residential. B = Local authority—Recreation/residential. C = Local authority—Roads/water. D = Forestry Commission—Forestry. E=Commercial—Private sector. F = Government Department. G = Private—Agricultural. 32W33W
1991 Sitting tenants Third parties Area/estate Number Hectarage Number Hectarage Use1 Argyll Sunart 1 30.70 — — White Hart Parks 1 1.57 — — Inverness (Mainland) Tomich 1 1.64 — — Ross and Cromarty Balnabeen 1 17.04 — — Raddery — — 1 6.55 G Caithness Forss 1 71.18 1 0.40 C Skye and Raasay Raasay 1 0.07 1 0.02 B
Sitting tenants Third parties Area/estate Number Hectarage Number Hectarage Use1 — — 1 2.58 G — — 1 0.55 E Bracadale 3 560.81 — — — — 1 0.78 E — — 1 0.21 A — — 1 0.06 B Claigan — — 1 44.83 D — — 1 186.46 D Kingsburgh 1 5.17 — — Kilmuir 5 0.63 1 4.74 C — — 1 0.01 A — — 1 0.09 A Western Isles Barra 1 0.13 1 0.07 A 1 0.05 — — 1 0.07 — — Benbecula — — 1 0.07 A Luskentyre, Harris 1 0.04 — — Northern Isles Stove, Orkney 2 56.82 1 5.00 C TOTAL 21 745.92 16 252.42 Keynote use: 1 A = Residential. B = Local authority—Recreation/residential. C = Local authority—Roads/water. D = Forestry Commission—Forestry. E = Commercial—Private sector. F = Government Department. G = Private—Agricultural. 34W35W
1992 Sitting tenants Third parties Area/estate Number Hectarage Number Hectarage Use1 Argyll Sunart 3 4.34 — — Inverness (Mainland) Tomich 1 0.76 — — Inshes — — 2 0.30 E Ross and Cromarty Raddery 1 6.96 — — Caithness Dunn and Scarmclate 1 46.70 — — Sutherland Armadale 1 5.42 — — Skye and Raasay Bracadale 3 1.96 1 0.12 E — — 1 0.58 A — — 1 0.21 B Kilmuir 4 2.21 1 0.05 A — — 1 0.03 B Kingsburgh 2 4.75 — — — Scorrybreck — — 1 0.07 B Claigan 1 0.02 — — Raasay (Rona Island) — — 1 949.00 G — — 1 57.39 F Western Isles Borve, Harris 3 0.94 — — Luskentyre, Harris 1 0.97 — — Benbecula 1 0.95 1 0.13 A — — 1 0.10 A — — 1 0.20 A Eoligarry, Barra — — 1 0.08 A TOTAL 22 75.98 14 1,008.86 Keynote use:
1 A = Residential.
B= Local authority—Recreation/residential.
C= Local authority—Roads/water.
D = Forestry Commission—Forestry.
E =Commercial—Private sector.
F =Government Department.
G = Private—Agricultural.