§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to dispose of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries' crofting estates to community ownership following the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993; if974W he plans to bring forward legislation to increase the number of crofts in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 28 October 1994]: My Department has no plans at present to dispose of its crofting estates; nor are there any plans to bring forward new legislation to increase the number of crofts in Scotland.