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Mr. Green
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has for developing the Cairngorm mountains range; and if he will make a statement. [39457]
Mr. Macdonald
We are making available resources through Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Moray, Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise to support a range of projects aimed at boosting tourism and economic development in Aviemore and the surrounding area. In
| Electorate in each electoral ward: 16 February 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Electoral ward No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Name of council | ||||||||||||||
| Aberdeen City | 3,407 | 3,050 | 3,005 | 3,321 | 3,802 | 3,138 | 2,843 | 3,745 | 4,374 | 2,909 | 3,328 | 3,574 | 3,342 | 2,973 |
| Aberdeenshire | 3,926 | 3,435 | 3,470 | 3,522 | 4,059 | 4,046 | 4,180 | 4,298 | 4,180 | 3,333 | 3,291 | 3,484 | 3,491 | 3,298 |
| Angus | 3,388 | 3,042 | 3,291 | 3,470 | 3,440 | 3,477 | 3,657 | 2,926 | 3,417 | 3,276 | 3,274 | 3,631 | 3,658 | 3,508 |
| Argyll and Bute | 1,550 | 1,575 | 1,737 | 1,648 | 1,745 | 1,864 | 2,073 | 2,000 | 2,376 | 1,516 | 1,428 | 2,567 | 2,247 | 2,604 |
| Clackmannanshire | 3,334 | 2,973 | 2,834 | 2,949 | 2,921 | 2,734 | 3,205 | 3,273 | 3,629 | 3,310 | 3,175 | 2,660 | — | — |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1,563 | 1,888 | 1,776 | 1,519 | 1,521 | 1,865 | 1,667 | 1,979 | 1,615 | 1,757 | 1,688 | 1,625 | 1,025 | 1,926 |
| Dundee City | 3,907 | 3,604 | 3,623 | 3,147 | 3,522 | 3,232 | 2,821 | 3,942 | 3,680 | 3.578 | 2,939 | 3,343 | 3.362 | 3,048 |
| East Ayrshire | 3,199 | 2.871 | 3,165 | 3,015 | 3,040 | 2,737 | 3,621 | 2,901 | 2,996 | 3,332 | 3,338 | 3,221 | 3,517 | 2,896 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 3,352 | 3,520 | 3,631 | 3,472 | 3,417 | 3,122 | 3,112 | 3,081 | 3,228 | 3,035 | 3,282 | 3,851 | 2,980 | 3,428 |
| East Lothian | 4,090 | 3,572 | 4,209 | 3,910 | 3,614 | 3,808 | 4,037 | 4,095 | 3,950 | 4,083 | 3,536 | 4,029 | 3,625 | 3,893 |
| East Renfrewshire | 3,141 | 3,237 | 3,244 | 3,160 | 3,469 | 3,138 | 3,388 | 3,619 | 3,094 | 3,320 | 3,467 | 3.485 | 3,260 | 3,494 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 6,295 | 6,304 | 5,879 | 6,836 | 6,551 | 6,091 | 5,500 | 5,773 | 5,543 | 5,958 | 6,252 | 6,263 | 6,112 | 5,971 |
| Eilean Siar (formerly Western Isles) | 672 | 709 | 635 | 757 | 752 | 608 | 740 | 739 | 978 | 846 | 912 | 803 | 834 | 874 |
| Falkirk | 3,522 | 2,379 | 2,824 | 2,972 | 3,037 | 2,942 | 2,939 | 2,757 | 2,810 | 2,933 | 3,331 | 2,743 | 3,039 | 3,081 |
| Fife | 3,102 | 2,748 | 3,321 | 3,056 | 2,792 | 3,489 | 2,758 | 2,703 | 2,817 | 3,437 | 3,142 | 2,225 | 2,780 | 2,596 |
| Glasgow City | 5,592 | 5,627 | 5,303 | 6,301 | 5,648 | 6,242 | 6,141 | 5,770 | 6,413 | 5,985 | 5,829 | 6,308 | 7,437 | 6,615 |
| Highland | 3,366 | 2,768 | 2,979 | 2,640 | 2,347 | 2,138 | 2,422 | 1,969 | 1,824 | 1,338 | 1,148 | 1.669 | 1,201 | 1,363 |
| Inverclyde | 4,346 | 3,487 | 3,473 | 3,359 | 3,498 | 3,057 | 3,304 | 1,847 | 4,179 | 3,162 | 3,344 | 3,223 | 3,379 | 3,364 |
| Midlothian | 4,946 | 4,103 | 4,442 | 3,858 | 3,953 | 3,642 | 3,968 | 4,455 | 4,028 | 4,480 | 4,147 | 3,794 | 4,038 | 4,101 |
| Moray | 4,033 | 3,707 | 3,701 | 3,969 | 3,865 | 4,145 | 3,920 | 3,739 | 3,389 | 3,708 | 3,776 | 3,552 | 3,460 | 3,648 |
| North Ayrshire | 3,253 | 3,348 | 3,068 | 3,007 | 2,925 | 3,456 | 2,894 | 3,636 | 3,626 | 3,994 | 3,418 | 3.257 | 3,502 | 3,659 |
| North Lanarkshire | 3,589 | 3,493 | 3,476 | 3,217 | 4,075 | 3,226 | 3,428 | 3,878 | 3,676 | 3,344 | 3,488 | 3,606 | 3,342 | 3,642 |
| Orkney | 653 | 553 | 582 | 776 | 568 | 597 | 587 | 644 | 574 | 528 | 578 | 668 | 636 | 718 |
| Perth and Kinross | 3,460 | 3,035 | 3,676 | 3,534 | 3,432 | 3,779 | 3,848 | 2,806 | 3,255 | 3,217 | 3,663 | 3,211 | 3,575 | 3,349 |
| Renfrewshire | 3,682 | 3,173 | 2,731 | 3,758 | 3,773 | 3,095 | 3,354 | 3,759 | 3,627 | 3,252 | 3,609 | 4,373 | 4,105 | 3,593 |
| Scottish Borders | 1,614 | 1,428 | 1,812 | 1,692 | 1,484 | 1,384 | 1,811 | 1,619 | 1,443 | 1,634 | 1,523 | 1,513 | 1,697 | 1,311 |
| Shetland | 651 | 670 | 634 | 600 | 637 | 731 | 678 | 580 | 583 | 597 | 328 | 575 | 600 | 718 |
| South Ayrshire | 3,840 | 3,972 | 3,934 | 3,801 | 3,622 | 3,614 | 3,542 | 3,752 | 3,708 | 3,878 | 3,845 | 3,946 | 3,647 | 3,565 |
| South Lanarkshire | 3,673 | 3,510 | 3,138 | 3,257 | 2,291 | 2,025 | 1,692 | 2,552 | 2,670 | 2,823 | 2,140 | 3,403 | 3,642 | 3,361 |
| Stirling | 3,216 | 3,169 | 3,030 | 2,516 | 3,044 | 3,086 | 2,557 | 2,836 | 3,082 | 2,835 | 3,087 | 2,751 | 2,921 | 3,075 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 3,508 | 3,822 | 3,325 | 3,496 | 3,322 | 2,841 | 3,135 | 2,839 | 3,017 | 2,817 | 3,449 | 3,320 | 3,306 | 3,494 |
| West Lothian | 5,146 | 5,088 | 4,230 | 4,785 | 4,469 | 4,588 | 4,852 | 4,229 | 4,219 | 4,013 | 4,217 | 4,892 | 4,538 | 4,724 |
| Electorate in each electoral ward: 16 February 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Electoral ward No. | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Name of council | ||||||||||||||
| Aberdeen City | 2,919 | 3,479 | 3,436 | 3,482 | 3,592 | 3,495 | 3,261 | 3,526 | 3,808 | 3,608 | 3,259 | 3,278 | 2,983 | 3,536 |
| Aberdeenshire | 3,991 | 3,706 | 3,710 | 3,634 | 3,556 | 3,041 | 4,786 | 3,914 | 3,963 | 4,102 | 3,669 | 3,576 | 3,582 | 4,202 |
| Angus | 3,284 | 3,010 | 3,387 | 3,440 | 3,733 | 3,699 | 3,805 | 3,692 | 2,169 | 2,423 | 3,627 | 3,212 | — | — |
| Argyll and Bute | 2,175 | 2,253 | 733 | 1,554 | 1,461 | 1,707 | 1.376 | 2,077 | 2,248 | 1,876 | 1,762 | 2,048 | 2,071 | 3,259 |
| Clackmannanshire | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1,492 | 1,652 | 1,473 | 1,863 | 1,448 | 1,756 | 1,594 | 1,575 | 1,562 | 1,542 | 1,715 | 1,511 | 1,868 | 2,050 |
| Dundee City | 3,083 | 2,966 | 1,518 | 3,176 | 3,222 | 3,158 | 2,753 | 2,985 | 3,419 | 3,405 | 3,236 | 3,263 | 3,245 | 3,055 |
| East Ayrshire | 3,261 | 3,165 | 2,940 | 2,884 | 2,771 | 3,224 | 3,330 | 2,775 | 3,312 | 3,160 | 3,083 | 3,189 | 2,804 | 3,073 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 3,785 | 3,111 | 3,079 | 2,675 | 2,975 | 3,143 | 3,535 | 3,096 | 3,155 | 3,200 | 3,143 | 3,976 | — | — |
| East Lothian | 3,887 | 3,895 | 3,715 | 4,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Renfrewshire | 3,295 | 4,178 | 3,396 | 3,671 | 3,647 | 3,318 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edinburgh, City of | 6,356 | 6,034 | 6,446 | 6,374 | 6,432 | 6,239 | 5,723 | 6,556 | 6,883 | 6.392 | 5.170 | 5,963 | 6,402 | 6,054 |
| Eilean Siar (formerly Western Isles) | 773 | 985 | 897 | 824 | 782 | 820 | 615 | 556 | 554 | 616 | 727 | 942 | 731 | 847 |
| Falkirk | 2,702 | 3,454 | 3,109 | 2,896 | 3,066 | 2,712 | 2,679 | 3,350 | 3,257 | 2,681 | 3,389 | 3,811 | 3,147 | 2,893 |
| Fife | 3,352 | 2,949 | 3,327 | 2,841 | 2,411 | 2,882 | 2,141 | 3,631 | 3,743 | 1,551 | 2,901 | 2,776 | 2,878 | 3,053 |
| Glasgow City | 7,074 | 7,275 | 6,284 | 7,248 | 6,228 | 5,551 | 6,031 | 5,468 | 5,354 | 5,064 | 5,746 | 5,540 | 5,527 | 5,165 |
| Highland | 2,225 | 1,678 | 1,351 | 1,745 | 1,536 | 1,773 | 1,549 | 3,675 | 3.517 | 3,313 | 3,439 | 3,493 | 2,266 | 3,656 |
| Inverclyde | 3,201 | 3,842 | 3,645 | 3,239 | 2,922 | 3,692 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Midlothian | 4,308 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moray | 3,221 | 2,983 | 3,224 | 3,009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Ayrshire | 3,684 | 3,774 | 3,625 | 3,004 | 3,262 | 3,160 | 3,355 | 3,941 | 3,162 | 3,705 | 3.528 | 4,517 | 3,937 | 4,660 |
| North Lanarkshire | 3,524 | 3,414 | 3,524 | 3,812 | 3,487 | 3,080 | 4,202 | 4,007 | 3,879 | 3,810 | 4,051 | 3,719 | 3,731 | 3,570 |
| Orkney | 697 | 512 | 611 | 575 | 601 | 641 | 560 | 460 | 444 | 207 | 248 | 398 | 498 | 545 |
| Perth and Kinross | 3,704 | 2,623 | 3,179 | 4,111 | 3,017 | 1,518 | 2,836 | 3,083 | 2,925 | 3,147 | 3,988 | 3,125 | 3,206 | 3,222 |
| Renfrewshire | 3,402 | 3,379 | 3,401 | 3,088 | 3,303 | 3,256 | 3,563 | 3,699 | 3,584 | 3,521 | 3,900 | 3,329 | 3,434 | 3,003 |
| Scottish Borders | 1,858 | 1,421 | 1,601 | 1,798 | 1,938 | 1,788 | 1,597 | 1,156 | 1,653 | 1,579 | 1,448 | 1,455 | 1,607 | 1,759 |
| Shetland | 685 | 430 | 1,007 | 858 | 834 | 673 | 566 | 856 | 769 | 609 | 594 | 642 | — | — |
| South Ayrshire | 3,463 | 4,012 | 3,897 | 3,784 | 3,767 | 3,877 | 3,719 | 3,596 | 2,850 | 2,957 | 2,794 | — | — | — |
| South Lanarkshire | 2,788 | 3,140 | 3,024 | 3,073 | 3,136 | 3.130 | 2,966 | 3,183 | 3,237 | 3,555 | 3,246 | 3,034 | 3,007 | 3,400 |
| Stirling | 3,299 | 2,862 | 3.553 | 2,021 | 3,258 | 2,887 | 2,896 | 3,041 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Dunbartonshire | 3,783 | 3.763 | 2,518 | 3,680 | 3,347 | 3,203 | 3,450 | 3,237 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Lothian | 4,338 | 3,917 | 3.745 | 1231 | 4,476 | 4,180 | 3,975 | 3,886 | 3,618 | 3,680 | 4,731 | 4,146 | 3,615 | — |
addition, we provide support to the Cairngorms Partnership to promote the sustainable development of the Cairngorms area.