HC Deb 28 February 1995 vol 255 c519W
Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farm or croft holdings are estimated to occur within the environmentally sensitive areas of(a) the Shetland Islands, (b) the Cairngorm Straths, (c) the Argyll Islands and (d) the revised Machair of the Uists.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 27 February 1995]: The number of potentially eligible farm or croft holdings is estimated to be as follows:

Number
The Shetland Islands 1,300
The Cairngorms Straths 400
The Argyll Islands 950
The Revised Machair of the Uists and Benbecula, Barra and Vatersay 1,050

Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farmers or crofters have to date completed agreements with the Scottish Office under the environmentally sensitive area schemes in(a) the Shetland Islands, (b) the Cairngorm Straths, (c) the Argyll Islands and (d) the revised Machair of the Uists.

Sir Hector Monro

[holding answer 27 February 1995]: The number of farmers, crofters and crofters grazings committees who currently have environmentally sensitive area scheme agreements with the Secretary of State is as follows:

Number
The Shetland Islands Environmentally Sensitive Area 9
The Cairngorms Straths Environmentally Sensitive Area 10
The Argyll Islands Environmentally Sensitive Area 13
Machair of the Uists, Benbecula, Barra and Vatersay Environmentally Sensitive Area (revised boundaries) 612