§ Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the number of forest nature reserves which have been established on landowned or leased by the Forestry Commission but which are managed by agreement with the Nature Conservancy; and what is the total acreage covered and the number and total area of such reserves in England, in Wales and in Scotland.
§ Mr. Peter MillsThe following is the information:
Forest Nature Reserves established on Forestry Commission Land and managed by agreement with the Nature Conservancy. Number Area (acres) England 4 908 Wales 3 225 Scotland 1 104 Total Great Britain 8 1,237 In addition there are well-established administrative arrangements for consultation between the Commission and the Nature Conservancy which operate throughout Great Britain.
Local education authority (Column 1) Number of pupils (Column 2) Average amount paid per pupil £ (Column 3) Percentage of all pupils over school-leaving age Per cent. Bedfordshire … … … … … 87 84 3.3 Berkshire … … … … … … 62 70 1.0 Buckinghamshire … … … … … 79 73 1.1 Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely … … … 85 71 2.7 Cheshire … … … … … … 192 58 1.6 Cornwall … … … … … … 196 38 5.2 Cumberland … … … … … 244 95 8.0 Derbyshire … … … … … … 289 91 4.1 Devon … … … … … … 165 62 4.0 Dorset … … … … … … 94 74 2.3 Durham … … … … … … 1,127 94 14.0 Essex … … … … … … 255 86 1.9 Gloucestershire … … … … … 142 77 2.2