§ 70. Mr. Thornton-Kemsleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his recent inspection of Forestry Commission holdings in Scotland and the interest he has expressed in the development of Scottish resources will be followed by Treasury aid for approved projects; and if he will make a statement arising from his visit.
§ Mr. DaltonAs I stated in my Budget Speech, I am providing £20 million for the expansion over the next five years of the work of the Forestry Commission, and I undertand that of the 290,000 acres proposed to be planted by the Commission in this period, 123,000 acres have been provisionally allocated to Scotland. I was most favourably impressed by what I saw of the Commission's activities and enterprise in Scotland.