HC Deb 27 July 1988 vol 138 cc334-7W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) grant and (b) felling licence

Conservancy Number referred to Regional Advisory Committees Number resolved by voluntary withdrawal or amendment of application Number referred by Regional Advisory Committees to Forestry Commissioners
Grant Scheme Applications—Two years to 31 March 1985
North West England 1 1
North East England 2 2
East England
South East England
South West England
North Scotland 1 1
East Scotland 1 1
South Scotland 4 1 3
West Scotland 6 1 5
North Wales 1 1
South Wales 5 5
Felling Licence Applications—Two years to 31 March 1985
North West England
North East England 1 1
East England 1 1
South East England 3 3
South West England 1 1
North Scotland
East Scotland
South Scotland 1 1
West Scotland
North Wales 1 1
South Wales

Year (to 31 March) Number referred to Regional Advisory Committees Number resolved by voluntary withdrawal or amendment of application Number referred by Regional Advisory Committees to Forestry Commissioners
Grant Scheme Applications—Two years to 31 March 1987
North England Conservancy
1986
1987 5 2 3
East England Conservancy
1986
1987 1 1
West England Conservancy
1986
1987
Wales Conservancy
1986 1 1
1987 3 1 2
North Scotland Conservancy
1986 1 1
1987
Mid Scotland Conservancy
1986 5 5
1987 5 2 3
South Scotland Conservancy
1986 2 1 1
1987 3 2 1

applications were referred to the regional advisory committee for each Forestry Commission conservancy in each year from 1984, and what were the results.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[pursuant to his reply, 8 March 1988, c. 148–50]: The revised figures to year-end 31 March are as follows:

Year (to 31 March) Number referred to Regional Advisory Committees Number resolved by voluntary withdrawal or amendment of application Number referred by Regional Advisory Committees to Forestry Commissioners
Felling Licence Applications—Two years to 31 March 1987
North England Conservancy
1986
1987
East England Conservancy
1986 3 1 2
1987
West England Conservancy
1986
1987
Wales Conservancy
1986 2 2
1987 2 2
North Scotland Conservancy
1986
1987
Mid Scotland Conservancy
1986
1987
South Scotland Conservancy
1986
1987

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) grant and (b) felling licence applications were received by the Forestry Commission in each year from 1984; how many were referred to regional advisory committees; and what proportion of the annual total this represented.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[pursuant to his reply, 8 March 1988, c. 148]: The revised figures to year-ended 31 March are as follows:

Year (to 31 March) Number received Number and percentage of cases referred to Regional Advisory Committees
Number per cent.
Grant Scheme Applications
1984 2,000 7 0.4
1985 2,296 14 0.6
1986 3,736 9 0.2
1987 5,362 17 0.3
Felling Licence Applications
1984 1,923 3 0.2
1985 1,767 5 0.3
1986 2,078 5 0.2
1987 2,367 2 0.1