HL Deb 28 January 1980 vol 404 cc663-4WA
The EARL of CAITHNESS

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What has been the annual expenditure on the Forestry Commission since it was established and what have been the receipts for the same period.

The MINISTER of STATE, SCOTTISH OFFICE (The Earl of Mansfield)

The figures requested are given in the following table:

Year ended 30th September £'000 Expenditure Receipts (Other than Grant-in-Aid)
1999–20 107 12
1920–21 319 29
1921–22 398 25
1922–23 272 41
1923–24 333 86
1924–25 517 122
1925–26 608 122
1926–27 619 128
1927–28 649 141
1928–29 680 145
1929–30 808 148
1930–31 842 172
1931–32 761 151
1932–33 582 147
1933–34 619 173
1934–35 621 178
1935–36 719 186
1936–37 912 228
1937–38 1,116 231
1938–39 946 208
1939–40 822 363
1940–41 988 570
1941–42 1,121 619
1942–43 1,192 679
1943–44 1,447 922
1944–45 1,357 631
1945–46 1,938 563
1946–47 3,870 659
1947–48 6,623 1,070
1948–49 6,881 1,350
1949–50 7,025 1,536
1950–51 8,012 1,812
1951–52 9,278 2,365
1952–53 9,421 2,217
1953–54 10,373 2,508
1954–55 11,054 2,659
1955–56 11,235 2,737
1956–57 12,210 3,141
1957–58 12,459 3,119
1958–59 13,077 3,198
1959–60 13,930 3,131
1960–61 15,621 3,342
1961–62 15,302 3,445
1962–63 15,764 3,576
1963–64 17,539 3,904
1964–65 17,956 4,616
1965–66 19,306 4,957
1966–67 21,167 6,029
1967–68 to 31st March 1968–69 (18 months) 31,792 9,069

Year ended 31st March
1969–70 22,737 7,605
1970–71 24,559 9,130
1971–72 26,744 10,797
1972–73 27,418 12,237
1973–74 30,229 16,891
1974–75 41,372 23,724
1975–76 51,044 23,970
1976–77 55,932 29,639
1977–78 61,017 35,860
1978–79 65,591 36,779

NoteExpenditure includes payments by the Commission on Forestry Authority services, such as grants to woodland owners, research, plant health and felling controls.