§ Mr. Steelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make data available on projected future output levels of timber, classified by major forests in the Scottish Borders.
§ Mr. RifkindFor the three Forestry Commission forest districts of Lothian and Tweed, Borders and Lockerbie, the forecast of average annual timber production is as follows:
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Cubic metres Period Lothian and Tweed Borders Lockerbie Total 1987–1991 40,000 86,000 54,000 180,000 1992–1996 58,000 118,000 77,000 253,000 1997–2001 103,000 98,000 83,000 284,000 It is not possible to forecast accurately the production from privately owned forests, but the equivalent figures for the whole of the private sector in the Forestry Commission's south Scotland conservancy are as follows:
cubic metres 1987–1991 306,000 1992–1996 424,000 1997–2001 598,000