§ 38. Mr. Neil Thorneasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has received a copy of the recent discussion paper, "Forestry and Land Use", published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in January 1982; and if he will consider its proposals that the Forestry Commission and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food should co-ordinate their grant-aid system in such a way as to promote the integration of forestry and agriculture.
§ 42. Mr. Marlandasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has received the recent discussion paper "Forestry and Land Use" published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in January 1982; and if he will make a statement on the paper's proposal that the Forestry Commission and his Ministry should co-ordinate their grant aid systems in such a way as to promote the integration of forestry and agriculture.
§ Mrs. FennerI have seen the discussion paper and noted its contents. The Government are concerned with both agricultural and forestry production and in securing good land use. The new forestry grant scheme and its associated consultation procedures are a valuable aid to the planning of individual private forestry projects. I can see no compelling need to restructure the grants system which is no sense stands in the way of integrated land use on individual farms.