§ 68. Mr. Onslowasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what improvement the transfer of the office of the South-East (England) Conservancy of the Forestry Commission from Woking to Lyndhurst will achieve in the private woodlands services of the Conservancy;
(2) What estimate he has made of the total cost to public funds involved in transferring the office of the South-East (England) Conservancy of the Forestry Commission from Woking to Lyndhurst; and how much of this total is accounted for by the need to build an extension to 199W the present New Forest office at the Queen's House, Lyndhurst;
(3) What date has been set for the transfer of the office of the South-East (England) Conservancy of the Forestry Commission from Woking to Lyndhurst; and what factors influenced this choice.
§ Mr. HoyThe transfer from Woking to Lyndhurst is estimated to cost about £38,000, including £20,000 for the cost of an extension to the present office at the Queen's House, Lyndhurst. This expenditure will be more than offset by the proceeds of the sale of the premises at Woking and by considerable annual savings in overheads.
The final move will take place when the new premises at Lyndhurst are ready for occupation, which will probably be towards the end of 1969.
The private woodlands work of the Conservancy will not be affected by the removal of the Conservancy to Lyndhurst, since services to private woodland owners are mainly rendered in the field.