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Mr. Hood
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a list of all established gipsy sites in Scotland, indicating when they were established at each site.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The travelling people's sites run by local authorities in Scotland are listed in the table. In addition to them, it is estimated that around 240 pitches are regularly used by travelling people on privately run sites.
| Local Authority | Location | Established |
| Permanent Sites | ||
| Aberdeen | Clinterty, Aberdeen | November 1982 |
| Angus | Tayock, Montrose | November 1980 |
| Argyll and Bute | Dunchologan, Lochgilphead | December 1978 |
| Argyll and Bute | Torlochan, Dunoon | December 1984 |
| Banff and Buchan1 | Greenbanks, Banff | May 1989 |
| Clackmannan | Westhaugh, Alva | December 1984 |
| Cumnock and Doon Valley2 | Auchinleck, Cumnock | Early 1980s |
| Cunninghame | Merkland Bridge, Arran | September 1982 |
| Cunninghame | Redburn, Irvine | July 1989 |
| Dumbarton | Dennystown, Dumbarton | July 1981 |
| East Kilbride | Springbank, East Kilbride | April 1990 |
| Edinburgh | Duddingston, Edinburgh | August 1983 |
| Falkirk | Redding, Falkirk | June 1985 |
| Glasgow | Carmyle, Glasgow | June 1985 |
| Glasgow | Rodney Street, Port Dundas | April 1990 |
| Hamilton | Swinhill, Larkhall | January 1987 |
| Inverness | Longman, Inverness | September 1985 |
| Kyle and Carrick | Houdston Farm, Girvan | February 1989 |
| Lochaber | Aonachan, Spean Bridge | September 1989 |
| Monklands | Annathill, Glenboig | August 1989 |
| Motherwell | Mossend, Bellshill | April 1982 |
| North East Fife | Tarvit Mill, Cupar | May 1988 |
| Perth and Kinross | Double Dykes, Perth | December 1982 |
| Renfrew | Oldbarhills, Hurlet, Barrhead | November 1989 |
| Tweedale2 | Kilnknowe, Innerleithen | Early 1980s |
| Temporary Site | ||
| Stirling | Craigforth, Stirling | January 1984 |
| 1 Seasonal site. | ||
| 2 Local authority caravan site. | ||