HC Deb 20 December 1938 vol 342 c2687W
Mr. Henderson Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the relations between the Department of Agriculture and the Forestry Commission in Scotland as regards purchase of agricultural or sheep lands by the latter body?

Mr. Colville

The Forestry Act, 1919, provides that before acquiring any land in Scotland under that Act the Forestry Commission shall consult the Department of Agriculture for Scotland.

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