HC Deb 15 December 1976 vol 922 cc726-7W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total output from Scottish woodlands in 1975 and 1976 to the nearest available date; what percentage of the output was taken by timber-based industries within Scotland; and what percentage by similar industries in England.

Mr. Hugh D. Brown

Output from Scottish woodlands in 1975 was 1,182,000 cubic metres of timber; figures for 1976 will not be available until after the end of the year. No information is available in respect of the proportion of this output used by industries based in Scotland and England respectively.