HC Deb 15 May 1981 vol 4 cc363-4W
Mr.Wigley

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total area of forestry

London Boroughs 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81
£ £ £ £ £
Barking 40,183 39,365 42,338 35,252 70,573
Barnet 183,293 195,080 211,917 237,930 258,993
Brent 1,158,185 1,353,899 1,970,180 1,828,523 1,802,042
Camden* 19,259 8,624 13,186 20,812 67,322
Croydon 232,007 250,618 327,876 429,791 494,806
Ealing 1,057,673 1,265,893 1,441,649 1,722,296 1,736,842
Enfield 32,805 36,395 112,927 139,433 161,575

plantations in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) England; what is the current United Kingdom level of self-sufficiency of wood products and how much of this production is supplied from forests in Wales; whether the level of self-sufficiency is projected to increase and, if so, by how much; and what proportion of this increase is to be supplied from Wales.

Mr. Wiggin

The total area of productive woodland on 31 March 1980 was 200,000 hectares in Wales, 820,000 hectares in Scotland and 729,000 hectares in England. Home production in the year ended 31 December 1979 amounted to 4.3 million cubic metres (including 0.6 million cubic metres from Wales), representing a 9 per cent. level of self sufficiency. By the turn of the century home production is expected to reach 7.6 million cubic metres (including an estimated 1.1 million cubic metres from Wales), representing 15 percent. of the projected level of consumption.