§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will give the planting programme of the Forestry Commission for each of the Welsh Counties for 1947 and 1948; how much land in Wales has been acquired since the end of the war; and how much will be acquired in the next three years.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsThe Planting programme is:
County. 1947 1948 acres. acres. Anglesey … 272 320 Brecon … 980 1,180 Caernarvon … 637 380 Cardigan … 440 740 Carmarthen … 1,096 1,660 Denbigh … 357 610 Flint … — 100 Glamorgan … 1,209 1,670 Merioneth … 362 530 Monmouth … 401 260 Montgomery … 1,076 1,620 Radnor … 420 480 Pembroke … — — 7,250 9,550 Acquisitions;
Since the cessation of hositilities 6,560 acres have been acquired in Wales and another 24,518 acres are in process of acquisition. It is proposed to acquire a further 99,000 acres in the course of the next three years.
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§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture what acreage of their own woodland the Forestry Commission have re-planted since the end of the war.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsThe following acreages of Forestry Commission land have been re-afforested during the last two planting seasons:
—— 1945–46. 1946–47. Total. acres. acres. acres. England … 2,702 4,385 7,087 Wales … 375 972 1,347 Scotland … 1,487 3,337 4,824 4,564 8,694 13,258 In conifer areas, where insect pests are present, it is usually necessary to wait for a period of three to four years before replanting.