HL Deb 31 March 1982 vol 428 c1461WA
Lord Mackie of Benshie

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the Forestry Commission's planting programme or target (new planting only) over the next decade.

The Earl of Mansfield

New planting by the Forestry Commission for the next decade is estimated as follows:

Year ending 31st March Hectares
1982–83 9,300
1983–84 7,700
1984–85 6,200
1985–86 5,200
1986–87 and thereafter not less than 5,000