§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the Scottish output of timber in each of the past 10 years to the nearest available full year; what is the estimated output by 1984; and if he can show how much of this timber is used in Scotland and how much is exported to other parts of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownThe estimated output is set out in the table below, expressed as thousands of cubic metres. It is estimated that by 1984 the annual output of timber may reach 2,040,000 cubic metres. During recent years, between 150,000 and 200,000 cubic metres have been used outside Scotland.
1967 1,135 1968 1,225 1969 1,310 1970 1,315 1971 1,359 1972 1,401 1973 1,338 1974 1,341 1975 1,243 1976 1,385