Earl of Dalkeithasked the Secretary of of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the cost to public funds of forestry machinery and equipment purchased by the Forestry Commission for hire to the private sector of the forestry industry; and on what basis it will be depreciated.
§ Mr. RossUp to£50,000 worth of additional machinery may have to be purchased. The machinery will be depreciated by equal annual instalments over 41W its estimated life; and it will be used by the Forestry Commission in normal operations after it has fulfilled its immediate purpose.
Earl of Dalkeithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, what charges will be made by the Forestry Commission for the hire of forestry machinery and equipment to the private sector in relation to the charges at present made by commercial undertakings indulging in this activity.
§ Mr. RossThe charges will be the same as those made by commercial undertakings. Where there are no comparable charges by private firms, the Commission will assess its charges on the basis of
DEATHS FROM SUICIDE, SCOTLAND Year Age Aberdeen City Dundee City Edinburgh City Glasgow City Rest of Scotland 1950 … Under 15 … — — — 1 — 15–24 … 2 1 — 4 8 25 and over … 15 21 36 57 124 1955 … Under 15 … — — 1 — — 15–24 … — 1 2 4 9 25 and over … 23 29 49 65 211 1960 … Under 15 … — — 1 — — 15–24 … — 2 8 6 13 25 and over … 17 24 62 85 190 1965 … Under 15 … — — — — — 15–24 … 1 1 8 4 14 25 and over … 23 11 58 88 207 1967 … Under 15 … — — 2 — — 15–24 … 1 — 3 5 19 25 and over … 15 22 61 67 196