§ 60. Mr. MATHERSasked the hon. and gallant Member for Barkston Ash, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, how many workers have been provided with full-time and temporary employment, respectively, by the commissioners in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland during the last 12 months; and how many workers were displaced from their normal employment during the same period owing to the taking of land for tree planting?
§ Colonel R0PNERDuring the last 12 months the number of Forestry Commission workers in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland has varied from a minimum of 531 to a maximum of 653. During the same period two workers were displaced.