§ Mr. Oswaldasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total acreage of afforestation now completed by the Forestry Commission in Scotland; and whether he will list the areas contemplated for further planting.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAs 31st March, 1971, the Forestry Commission had about 910,000 acres under plantations in Scotland.
It would be impracticable to publish a detailed list of areas contemplated for further planting but at 31st March, 1970, 118W the total area of land in hand for planting was distributed between the commission's four Scottish Conservancies as follows:
'000 acres North … 69.7 East … 16.4 South … 61.5 West … 76.2 Total … 223.8 These reserves are liable to fluctuate as the land is planted and further acquisitions are completed.