Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the average cost per acre of the land acquired for forestry purposes in Northern Ireland by the Department of Agriculture in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Pendry, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19 March 1979; Vol. 964, c. 499], gave the following information:
670WThe average cost per acre of land acquired for forestry purposes by the Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland for each of the last five years—excluding buildings and standing timber—was as follows:
1 April 1974–31 March 1975 £43 1 April 1975–31 March 1976 £63 1 April 1976–31 March 1977 £82 1 April 1977–31 December 1977* £65 1 April 1978–31 December 1978 £107 * In 1977 the forest service statistical year was altered from period ending 31 March to period ending 31 December.