§ 19. Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the area of old natural and semi-natural broadleaved woodland which has been lost in the United Kingdom during the last 20 years.
§ Mr. John MacKayI cannot give any precise figure, but I understand that it has been estimated that between 30 and 50 per cent. of the ancient semi-natural broadleaved woodland in this country has been lost over the last 40 years.