How many crofters, and what percentage of their total number, have purchased or own their own crofts; how many crofters have purchased thei…

Answered Asked by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton Con Lodged 21 Aug 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many crofters, and what percentage of their total number, have purchased or own their own crofts; how many crofters have purchased their crofts from the state or public sector since the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 came into force, either directly or through crofters' trusts, and what percentage the land so acquired has been of the total area of crofters' land held by the state or public sector.

The answer

Answered by Ross Finnie on 29 Aug 2001 · 8 days after it was lodged, on time

3,534 crofts are owned by crofters, representing 20% of all crofts.A total of 45 crofters have purchased their crofts directly from Scottish ministers since the enactment of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993. The land so acquired represented some 3% of the croft land in the ownership of Scottish ministers.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-17676 by reference.