Earl of Dalkeithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many tree preservation orders were made in Scotland 513W in each of the last 10 years; in how many cases was compensation paid; and what sums of money were involved.
§ Mr. RossThe number of orders made is as follows:
1960 … … … … 9 1961 … … … … 9 1962 … … … … 22 1963 … … … … 9 1964 … … … … 10 1965 … … … … 12 1966 … … … … 10 1967 … … … … 4 1968 … … … … 11 1969 … … … … 19 Any compensation is settled between local planning authorities and the parties concerned, and I do not have comprehensive information about it.