§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much land in the Hamsterley and Wear-dale Forests has been newly planted with trees by the Forestry Commission since 1st January, 1961; how much additional land has been acquired since then; and how it has been treated.
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§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsAbout 440 acres, of which about 70 acres were on felled woodland, have been planted at these forests since 1961. No additional land has been acquired in the area but about 500 acres are under negotiation.