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Mr. Doig
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many acres of agricultural land have been taken over for housing and industry during the last five years or at the latest convenient date.
Mr. William Ross
Figures are not available for the amount of agricultural land taken for housing and industry alone, but over the last five years the net loss of agricultural land for housing, industrial and commercial development and roads was as follows:
1969–70 | 4,280 acres |
1970–71 | 3,827 acres |
1971–72 | 3,447 acres |
1972–73 | 2,224 acres |
1973–74 | 2,888 acres |