§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what is the total number of persons currently employed by the Forestry Commission in Wales; and how this compares with the preceding five years;
(2) how many of those employed by the Forestry Commission in Wales are employed in agriculture, either on their own account or otherwise.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesThe numbers employed by the Forestry Commission154W in Wales at 31st December in the years question were:
1961 3,393 1962 3,218 1963 3,172 1964 3,031 1965 2,866 1966 2,752 To the best of the Commission's knowledge about 200 of their staff are employed in agriculture in their spare time.
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total amount of timber felled in Forestry Commission plantations in Wales in 1966; how much of this was felled by the Commission itself; and how much was felled by private timber operators.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesThe total was 4.8 million hoppus feet, of which 2.2 million was felled by the Forestry Commission and 2.6 million by private operators.
§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of timber felled in 1966 in Forestry Commission plantations in Wales was purchased by firms or individuals resident in Wales.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesAbout 70 per cent.