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Written question asked by Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 17 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 October 2007. It was answered by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Monday, 29 October 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Departments: Scotland

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what areas of land in Scotland were sold by his Department in each of the last five years; what the use was of each area prior to sale; what revenue was received for each area of land; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

The information requested is shown in the following table:

Property in Scotland sold by defence estates—financial years 2003-04 to 2007-08
Town Number of properties Former use Value of sale (£)
2003-04
Auchterarder 1 ACF Centre with Land 19,747
Ayr 3 SFA 242,177
Beith 1 Agricultural land 42,000
Balivanish (Benbecula) 1 Former Camp 101,500
Caithness 1 Former Communications Site 6,000
Campbeltown 1 Former Cadet Centre 15,701
Edinburgh 1 Former TA Centre 650,000
Elgin 23 SFA 550,000
Forres 1 SFA 35,162
Helensburgh 4 SFA 220,000
Helensburgh 1 Former Site Office 202,000
Inverness 1 Surplus Land 55,781
Kinross 2 SFA 178,221
Peterhead 10 SFA 677,364
Rosyth 29 SFA incl Garage Colony 1,546,888
Total — — 4,542,541
2004-05
Drumore 1 Harbour 1,000
Edinburgh 1 Former TA Centre 2,579,396
Edinburgh 1 SFA 396,277
Fairlie 1 Former NATO Depot 37,541
Falkirk 1 Former TA Centre 329,812
Forres 38 SFA incl Garage Colony 2,170,271
Fort William 1 SFA 150,500
Garelochhead 2 Land/Track 250,000
Giffnock 1 SFA 161,000
Glasgow 1 Part of Car Park 25,000
Helensburgh 4 Amenity sites incl Garage Colony 140,000
Helensburgh 1 Electricity Sub Station 3,000
Keith 1 SFA 84,000
Perth 7 SFA 1,482,735
Peterhead 28 SFA incl Garage Colony 1,763,211
Rosyth 2 SFA 117,435
Stirling 1 Former Cadet Training Camp 1,250,000
Thurso 1 SFA 56,000
Total — — 10,997,178
2005-06
Carnoustie (Barry Buddon) 1 Cycle Path 4,602
Balivanish (Benbecula) 7 SFA 520,000
Balivanish (Benbecula) 1 Former NAAFI Shop and Site 123,000
Boddam 59 RAF Buchan Domestic Site Plus 58 SFA 3,776,379
Boddam 1 RAF Buchan Playing Fields 29,250
Elgin 84 SFA with Land and Garage Colony 3,358,300
Elgin 1 Grassed Area (Encroachment) 10,000
Forres 1 Gas Governor Site 300
Forres 54 SFA 4,953,825
Giffnock 5 SFA 802,000
Kinross 1 SFA 200,501
Lerwick 1 Water Pump Station 5,511
Lossiemouth 3 SFA 188,000
Peterhead 27 SFA 2,230,902
Haroldswick (Saxa Vord) 3 SFA 76,080
Thurso 1 SFA 65,000
Total — — 16,343,650
2006-07
Aberdeen 2 SFA 268,564
Arbroath 6 SFA 536,636
Balivanish (Benbecula) 8 SFA 456,000
Boddam 2 SFA 275,500
Cupar 18 SFA 2,787,671
Edinburgh 26 SFA 3,209,000
Elgin 40 SFA 3,178,000
Forces 4 SFA 415,650
Garelochhead 6 SFA 924,985
Glencourse (Penicuik) 1 SFA 311,295
Haroldswick (Saxa Vord) 7 SFA 21,600
Inverness 1 Land 1,200
Irvine 76 SFA plus Amenity Land 4,835,000
Lossiemouth 1 Land 115,000
Lossiemouth 4 Former DHE Offices with Garage Colony 305,000
Lossiemouth 37 SFA 2,421,912
Paisley 2 SFA 287,845
Peterhead 1 SFA 92,000
Portpatrick 1 Former Radio Station 20,000
Rosneath 1 Grass verge 13,000
Scone 3 SFA 497,331
Total — — 20,973,189
2007-08 to date
Aberdeen 2 Service Family Accommodation -SFA 415,552
Arbroath 1 SFA 115,775
Arbroath 3 Garage Colony and Grassed areas 117,010
Boddam 3 SFA 343,440
Grief 1 Cultybraggan Training Camp 350,000
Cupar 14 SFA 2,316,457
Edinburgh 6 SFA 1,614,834
Elgin 1 Grassed Area 131,035
Haroldswick (Saxa Vord) 1 SFA 125,750
Haroldswick (Saxa Vord) 1 RAF site incl SFA 25,000
Inverness 2 SFA 399,300
Inverness 1 Former Community Centre 330,000
Thurso 1 SFA 92,000
Total — — 6,376,153
Scotland five year total — — 59,232,711

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
465 c965-7W; 160003
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Ministry of Defence Scotland
Link
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