How much lottery funding has been given to (a) Highlands and Islands Enterprise and (b) the Scottish Land Fund in respect of the community …

Highlands and Islands Enterprise has received no lottery funding in respect of the Community Right to Buy and Crofting Community Right to Buy elements of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill does not make any financial provision for land purchase by community bodies under either the Community Right to Buy or the Crofting Community Right to Buy Parts. The bill is designed to remove land-based barriers which historically have hampered development.The Scottish Land Fund was launched by the New Opportunities Fund in February 2001 and it is administered by Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Enterprise, on behalf of the New Opportunities Fund.The £10 million fund is designed to support sustainable rural development in Scotland by helping communities to buy, manage and develop local land and related assets. The Scottish Land Fund will complement the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, but it is not an integral part of it. Funding from the Scottish Land Fund may be one source of support for communities seeking to exercise their rights under the bill.The £10 million allocated to the Scottish Land Fund amounts to 75% of Scotland's £14 million (11.5%) share of the New Opportunities Fund's £125 million Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities programme.The New opportunities Fund was created under the National Lottery Act of 1998 to fund Health, Education and Environment projects and the creation of the Scottish Land Fund is consistent with its remit.