§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average basic weekly rate of pay received by workers working under contract for the Forestry Commission in Scotland and in the rest of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. William RossThis information is not available.
§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report, for each of the five
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Year Caithness Sutherland Ross and Cromarty Inverness Argyll 1965–66 … … 12 95 299 407 818 1973–74 … … 6 65 163 281 469 crofting counties—Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Inverness-shire, Argyll—the number of people directly employed by the Forestry Commission in 1965–66 and in 1973–74 and the number of people directly and indirectly employed by the commission in those counties in 1965–66 and 1973–74.
§ Mr. William RossThe numbers of workers in industrial grades directly employed by the Forestry Commission in each of the crofting counties in 1965–66 and 1973–74 were as follows:
677WIn addition, 194 workers were mobile (i.e., employed in more than one county) in 1965–66) and 113 in 1973–74.
Caithness Sutherland Ross and Cromarty Inverness Argyll 6 65 207 343 588 and additionally, 113 direct employees of the Commission were mobile. Comparative figures for 1965–66 are not available.
§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average basic weekly rate of pay received by Forestry Commission workers in 1965–66, in 1973–74 and in 1974–75 in Scotland and in the rest of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. William RossBasic weekly rates of pay received by Forestry Commission workers are the same in England, Scotland and Wales and during the periods in question were as follows:—
Effective Date of Pay Rise and Basic Weekly Rate £ 20th December 1965 ? ? 11.33 18th April 1966 ? ? 11.44 1st April 1973 ? ? 19.28 7th November 1973 ? ? 20.65 28th January 1974 ? ? 23.28 18th November 1974 ? ? 27.68 27th January 1975 ? ? 31.90 28th July 1975 ? ? 34.10 678W
Land Use Caithness Sutherland Ross and Cromarty Inverness Argyll Plantations 1–20 years old … 7,400 16,800 61,200 77,500 148,900 Plantations 20–40 years plus … 4,000 9,000 33,000 41,700 66,500 To be planted … 3,300 8,200 13,900 17,000 53,900 Under agriculture … 2,900 11,300 41,200 71,500 73,900 Unplantable … 3,400 13,100 48,100 83,400 76,400 The numbers of industrial workers both directly and indirectly employed by the Commission in the crofting counties in 1973–74 were:—
§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the following statistics concerning the use of Forestry Commission land in each of the five crofting counties—Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Inverness-shire, Argyll—the the total acreage of growing trees in the age classes 1 to 20, 20 to 40 plus; the total acreage of Forestry Commission land reserved for future planting in the above five counties; the total acreage of Forestry Commission land under agriculture in the above five counties; and the total acreage of Forestry Commission land deemed unplantable in the above five counties.
§ Mr. William RossThe information asked for is as follows (all figures in acres):—