§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how self-sufficient Scotland is in forestry products; and how this compares with England, Wales and other European Community countries.
§ Mr. William RossInformation obtained from ECE Timber Committee sources indicates that in 1973 the needs and production of softwood, hardwood, plywood, particle board and pulpwood by volume for the Community countries were approximately as follows:
Country Needs (000's cu. m.) Production (000's cu. m.) Production as a percentage of needs Belgium 6,300 2,700 43 Denmark 4,100 2,000 49 France 25,300 23,400 93 Germany 33,700 28,200 84 Ireland 900 500 55 Italy 14,700 8,300 56 Netherlands 4,900 1,100 22 United Kingdom 16,100 2,600 16 It is not possible to provide separate figures for England, Scotland and Wales. Additional information available for the United Kingdom indicates that the home production percentage would be reduced to about 8 per cent. if commodities such as newsprint and paper were included in the statistics.