HC Deb 13 December 1967 vol 756 cc172-3W
Mr. Malcolm MacMillan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why the Forestry Commission has delayed work on the afforestation scheme in Lewis; and what progress is now being made.

Mr. Ross:

The Forestry Commission has no: yet acquired the land owing to legal delays for which it is not responsible. It hopes to obtain possession of some of the land shortly and to start work on it early in the New Year.

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