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Mr. Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make it the policy of Her Majesty's Government to bring Mar Lodge estate into public ownership.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
No. Our objective is to enable Scottish Natural Heritage to negotiate a management agreement with the new owner of Mar Lodge estate, whoever that may be, which will safeguard the conservation and other qualities of the estate.