The unit holds limited information on community buy-outs prior to 1997 but are able to advise that three additional buy-outs which occurred in the 1990's before 1997 amounted to capital costs totalling £1,811,500.Details of awards made to assist in community buy-outs from the New Opportunities Fund's Scottish Land Fund, established in February 2001, are a reserved matter for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.