§ Mr. Peter DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of future demand for grants from the Scottish Land Fund. [128001]
§ Estelle MorrisThe New Opportunities Fund's Scottish Land Fund programme has generated strong interest among rural communities in Scotland in its first two years of operation. 129 applications have been made to the Scottish Land Fund to date, and 103 of these have been successful. The Fund currently receives around 20 eligible inquiries for funding per month and it estimates that this level of demand is likely to continue throughout the lifetime of the programme.