HC Deb 22 May 1996 vol 278 c260W
Ms Roseanna Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the mechanisms which he employs for the acquisition of land for the provision of smallholdings under the Land Settlement (Scotland) Act 1919. [30506]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

No land has been acquired under the Land Settlement (Scotland) Act 1919 since 1947.

Ms Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions the provisions of the Land Settlement (Scotland) Act 1919 have been used for the provision of smallholdings since 1966; and in each case what was the date and the location. [30507]

Mr. Robertson

The Land Settlement (Scotland) Act 1919 provisions for the creation of small holdings have not been used since 1966.