§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what was the ratio of trees planted for each tree felled in each year since 1970 up to and including 1980.
§ Mr. WigginFor Forestry Commission plantations the information is available on an estimated basis only for the last five years. It is as follows:
Year Trees planted in year ended 30 September Trees felled in year ended 31 March 1976 51,500,000 11,100,000 1977 51,900,000 11,200,000 1978 47,600,000 11,100,000 1979 42,200,000 11,600,000 1980 48,500,000 14,400,000 Comparable figures for the private sector are not available.