§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many fires in woodlands, both private plantations and on Forestry Commission lands, were reported in each of the last five years to the nearest convenient date; what was the extent of the damage; what was the estimated loss, to private landowners and the Forestry Commission, respectively, in each year; and how many of the fires resulted in prosecutions.
§ Mr. RossThe following is the information for the Forestry Commission:—
FIRES IN FORESTRY COMMISSION WOODLANDS IN SCOTLAND Year (1) Number of fires reported (2) Area burned (acres) (3) Estimated loss (£) (4) 1962 … … … 313 124 9,400 1963 … … … 202 437 45,600 1964 … … … 187 26 4,400 1965 … … … 101 117 13,400 1966 … … … 71 140 20,000 Comparable statistics for private woodlands are not available. I have no information on the number of prosecutions.