§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many factories there are in Wales working exclusively or substantially on Forestry Commission plantations; and what proposals he has for increasing this number in the foreseeable future.
§ Mr. George ThomasTo the best of the Forestry Commission's knowledge no factories in Wales depend exclusively on the Commission's plantations. But two large timber-processing factories and about 20 sawmills do so substantially.476W Any increase in this number is a matter for industry; but in the Commission's view the existing timber-using industries are capable of expansion to absorb all the increasing production from Welsh forests in the foreseeable future.