§ Lord Melchettasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list those Sites of Special Scientific Interest at present in the ownership of the Forestry Commission and whether they will state how many SSSIs or parts of SSSIs have been sold by the Forestry Commission in the last two years.
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§ The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Lord Gray of Contin)A list of those Sites of Special Scientific Interest which at present apply, in whole or in part, to land managed by the Forestry Commission has been placed in the Library of the House. Since 1st August 1981, the Forestry Commission hassold 14 areas of land covered, in whole or in part, by SSSIs.