§ Mr. Charles KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a breakdown of the number of specific inquiries made to the crofting trusts advisory service since its inception; and if he will make a statement. [3173]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe crofting trusts advisory service has had nine inquiries from crofting communities plus four from individual crofters and 26 from other parties.
There have also been eight meetings with individual crofting communities, an open meeting in Skye and another in the Uists. In addition, CTAS has assisted one community to meet the cost of a study into the viability of community ownership and helped another with the legal costs of establishing a crofting trust.