Written question asked by Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 5 April 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 April 2005. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Thursday, 7 April 2005 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Crown Estate has raised from rents levied on salmon farmers in (a) Orkney and (b) Shetland in each of the last 10 years.

Answer: Mr. Carmichael: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Crown Estate has raised from rents levied on salmon farmers in (a) Orkney and (b) Shetland in each of the last 10 years. [224944] Mr. Timms: The information is as follows: £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Orkney rent Shetland rent Total 1996 46 435 481 1997 53 488 540 1998 33 280 313 1999 81 790 872 2000 112 725 837 2001 121 800 921 2002 138 748 886 2003 33 350 384 2004 67 586 653 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures for the financial year ending 31 March 2005 are not yet available.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1568W;432 c1564W; 224944
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Crown lands and estates Income Rents Shetland Orkney Salmon Fish farming
Contains statistics: Yes
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