§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to dispose of all, or any part of, the Forestry Commission's assets; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector MonroThe Government's policy on the disposal of Forestry Commission land and woodlands was set out by my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Edinburgh, Pentlands (Mr. Rifkind) on 16 June 1989,Official Report, columns 542–43. This has not changed.
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any plans to privatise the Forestry Commission; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector MonroThe Government have no such plans.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all the land owned by the Forestry Commission which is currently up for sale, giving the name, amount of land involved and the length of time it has been on the market, in each county or region; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 15 May 1992]: The following forest areas are at present being offered for sale on the open market:
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County/Region and Name Area (hectares) Period on the Market (months) ENGLAND Avon Abbots Wood—East 1 1 East Tandit 6 1 Old Park Wood 10 1 Round Hill Clump 2 1 Scutches 5 1 Three Corner Wood 3 1 Warren House 3 1 West Tandit/Ox House 16 1 Wraxall 13 1 Yewtree/Snakes Well Fishpond 11 1 Cornwall Hay Wood 54 21 Treworgey 17 21 Cumbria Walton Wood 89 24 53W
County/Region and Name Area (hectares) Period on the Market (months) Devon Brownsham Woods 71 21 Deershill Wood 11 21 Pulsworthy 3 21 Dorset Alders Coppice 7 9 Durham Edenhill Woods 16 24 Stanley Woods 64 36 Hampshire Bordean Estate, Fishers Copse 28 39 Mill Copse 6 12 Roke Mead Copse 9 27 Tapnell 50 10 Lincolnshire Wraby Wood 70 6 Norfolk Blackwater Plantation 4 5 Northamptonshire Hartwell Copse 7 6 Northumberland Corbies Crags Wood 54 36 North Yorkshire Averhams Wood 52 6 Black Plantation 14 12 Deighton Wood 5 2 Fishpond Wood 6 12 West Gateforth 47 18 Howsham Wood 81 3 Red House Wood 48 2 Sawley Outliers 42 2 Seaton Old Wood 5 12 Turf Graft Wood 3 12 Shropshire Coed Detton 14 21 Preston Springs 38 1 Somerset Barrow Wood 13 19 Church Wood 6 20 Higher Bitcombe 30 20 Lower Bitcombe 18 20 South Yorkshire Green Springs 12 18 The Old Park 41 16 Walker Wood 6 18 Suffolk Langley High Wood 49 5 Wiltshire Chittoe Heath 19 10 Fry's Wood 24 32 Kidney Bean 3 10 Lower Selves 10 10 New Plantation 8 10 SCOTLAND Dumfries and Galloway Glaik 63 24 Lochnaw Estate (part) 57 24 Fife Drumtennant Strip 4 11 Rameldry West 8 13 Grampian Barlatch 3 11 Drakemyres 32 12 East Corrennie and Parkstyle 5 1 Hillend Moss 16 14 Knock Hill Wood 56 14 Mormond Hill 255 7 Tertonie 7 10
County/Region and Name Area (hectares) Period on the Market (months) Wogle 26 10 Highland Cuileannach Woodlands 237 5 Strathclyde Ballimony and Dunlossit 3,211 16 Carrick Wood 68 7 Daljarrock 52 24 Dalsmirren (part) 1,094 6 Todlaw 370 11 WALES Clwyd Coed Esgynfa 6 11 Coed Pen Y Gelli 29 11 Crown Wood 29 11 Glol Plantation 27 11 Dyfed Alit Banc Sina 18 13 Alit Fawr 7 19 Alit Llwyn Dyfrion 11 13 Alit Pistyll Dewi 33 13 Bwlch Newydd 8 26 Bylchau Duon 62 30 Cilfowyr 5 17 Coed Ffridd Cwmere 20 22 Coed Gwastad 28 27 Coedmore, Coed Newydd 17 27 Coedmore, Home Farm Wood 3 27 Coed Rhyd Tir 16 22 Cwm Cynfelin 8 44 Cynheidre Uchaf 24 10 Danygraig 10 13 Fforest 22 19 Ffynon Lefrith 25 30 GalIt y Cribin 7 17 Glebe Woods 17 13 Glynllydan 8 4 Lon Isaf 7 11 Lower Scourfield 13 23 Maestwynog 12 42 Pant Eynon and Allt y Forlan 29 13 Pencwn Fawr 9 19 Penhill Wood 4 19 Portis Pant 30 13 Quay 17 13 Rams Wood 26 23 Scolton 30 11 Tanyrallt 6 42 Troserch 35 19 Tynton Wood 4 19 Waun Baglan Woods 26 26 Wenallt 17 10 Gwent Coed Castellau 48 8 Craig y Merchant 24 8 Darren Ddu 8 8 Hafodrisclawdd 23 8 Luggas Wood and Youngs Grove 15 21 Gwynedd Coed Dyfi 17 22 Coed Ty Uchaf 15 11 Glyn Estate 49 7 Moel Groes Heol 130 12 Powys Alit Cwm Tywyll 6 1 Craig Yr Henfrordd 8 10 Cwmbach and Cwmcoch 44 22 Great Wood 9 22 Pwll Llydan 31 10 West Glamorgan Craig Ynysgollen 10 57