§ 25. Mr. Yeoasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to promote an increase in the acreage devoted to forestry.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe Government's policy for forestry continues to be based on the statement made to the House by my right hon. Friend on 10 December 1980. This envisaged a continuing expansion of forestry, with the private sector undertaking a greater share. In the four years to 31 March 1985, a total of some 91,000 hectares of new planting was carried out by private forestry interests under the Forestry Commission's grant-aid schemes and by the commission itself.