§ Sir J. Gilmourasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will publish by conservancy areas of the Forestry Commission in Scotland the estimated tonnage of thinnings which will be extracted for sale in each of the next 10 years; and what proportion he estimates will find a market in Scotland.
§ Mr. RossThe Forestry Commission's production forecasts, which do not distinguish between thinnings and other fellings, indicate that the approximate tonnage of timber which will be sold from its forests in the next 10 years will be as shown in the table below; (similar 271W forecasts are not available for private woodlands). Thinnings will probably account for about three-quarters of this
Thousands of Tons Conservancy areas in Scotland Year North East South West Total 1968 … … … … 109 145 98 126 478 1969 … … … … 118 159 104 138 519 1970 … … … … 130 173 110 149 562 1971 … … … … 132 186 128 159 605 1972 … … … … 137 199 147 170 653 1973 … … … … 143 212 165 180 700 1974 … … … … 148 226 183 190 747 1975 … … … … 154 239 202 200 795 1976 … … … … 170 254 225 215 864 1977 … … … … 185 269 249 230 933