§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the green belt land in each local authority area. [79850]
§ Mr. Macdonald1. There are currently 6 areas in Scotland designated as greenbelt land. These are shown in table 1.
Table 1 Greenbelt Area (to nearest ha) Edinburgh 15,869 Glasgow 109,917 Falkirk and Grangemouth 3,803 Ayr, Prestwick and Troon 3,024 Aberdeen 23,039 Clackmannan 981 Total 156,633 2. Greenbelt areas broken down by local authority are contained in table 2.
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Table 2 Local authority Area of green belt (to nearest ha) Aberdeenshire 13,283 Aberdeen City 9,756 Clackmannanshire 981 Stirling 1,544 Argyll and Bute 2,787 Falkirk 3,786 West Dunbartonshire 2,617 North Lanarkshire 22,187 East Dunbartonshire 10,365
Table 2 Local authority Area of green belt (to nearest ha) City of Edinburgh 9,995 West Lothian 31 Inverclyde 13,721 East Lothian 1,777 Renfrewshire 19,661 Glasgow City 3,510 Midlothian 4,094 North Ayrshire 94 South Lanarkshire 22,837 East Renfrewshire 10,478 East Ayrshire 21 South Ayrshire 3,024 Coastal Sliver 84 Total 156,633 Note:
As at March 1999—The Scottish Office Geographic Information Service
The boundaries of individual greenbelts are defined in the relevant local authorities' local plans which can be viewed at the offices of the authority concerned.
The figures given are based on the geographical overlay of two datasets from different sources held by the Scottish Office Geographical Information Service (SOGIS). The different scales of these two datasets cause very small differences in the figures for greenbelt areas, known as "slivers". Coastal slivers are areas where the greenbelt data crosses the coastline.
As from 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.