§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the acreage of reforestation undertaken in the United Kingdom during each of the last three years; and if he will list the areas of the country where this has taken place. [77002]
§ Mr. MacdonaldThe area of woodland planted in the United Kingdom by, or with the aid of grants from, the Forestry Commission or the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, is given in the table, broken down by country. Trees have been planted in almost all parts of the United Kingdom and a more detailed list is not available.
All areas in hectares Year ended 31 March New planting Replanting Total United Kingdom 1996 16,350 13,891 30,241 1997 17,187 14,995 32,182 1998 16,656 14,101 30,757 Scotland 1996 10,560 6,828 17,388 1997 11,669 7,202 18,871 1998 11,406 6,330 17,736 England 1996 4,378 4,154 8,532 1997 4,352 4,262 8,614 1998 4,139 4,309 8,448 Wales 1996 442 2,269 2,711 1997 411 2,964 3,375 1998 498 2,733 3,231 Northern Ireland 1996 970 640 1,610 1997 755 567 1,322 1998 613 729 1,342