§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much timber, in hoppus feet, has been produced from Northern Ireland forests; how much has been used in Northern Ireland; how much has been exported; and how much timber was imported from the Republic of Ireland for use in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.
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§ Dr. BoysonThe available information is:
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Imports from the Republic of Ireland Exports from Northern Ireland* Year Tonnes Year Tonnes 1975 39,360 1975 Not available 1976 58,505 1976 Not available 1977 59,607 1977 Not available 1978 100,457 1978 Not available 1979 98,867 1979 23,440 1980 122,982 1980 19,038 1981 97,233 1981 17,901 1982 129,911 1982 34,445 1983 141,139 1983 25,711 1984† 78,532 1984‡ 13,129 * To all countries (excluding Great Britain). † January to July. ‡ January to August.
Wood Production from State Forests (Volumes in Cubic Metres) Financial Year Volume (m 2) 1974–75 45,722 1975–76 36,280 1976–77 41,213 1977–78 46,580 1978–79 50,382 1979–80 52,572 1980–81 60,304 1981–82 65,354 1982–83 80,811 1983–84 *106,425 * Provisional. Details of the volume of timber produced from privately owned forests are not available.
§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the extent of private planting of trees for timber production in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years; and what sums were paid by the Government in grants in aid of private forestry in each of those years.
§ Dr. BoysonThe areas for which the first instalments of planting grants were paid and the sums paid in grant aid in each of the past 10 years were as follows:
Financial Year First Instalment of Planting Grant—Area (hectares) Total Grant Aid £
1974–75 137.3 16,449 1975–76 73.7 15,307 1976–77 34.1 9,269 1977–78 61.8 10,727 1978–79 24.2 9,329 1979–80 37.1 28,710 1980–81 125.3 33,804 1981–82 189.8 46,925 1982–83 33.4 19,242 1983–84 66.8 34,081
Plantable Reserve by County (Hectares) Antrim Armagh Down Londonderry Tyrone Fermanagh Total 31 March 1974 1,029 289 112 1,041 2,696 1,465 6,632 31 March 1975 1,060 328 83 1,024 1,646 1,442 5,583 31 March 1976 908 321 106 875 1,474 1,707 5,391 31 December 1976 996 325 107 873 1,658 1,765 5,724 31 December 1977 1,097 262 373 777 1,640 1,725 5,874 31 December 1978 930 245 350 729 1,429 1,512 5,195 31 December 1979 1,673 207 295 646 1,310 1,327 5,458 31 March 1980 1,774 173 242 532 1,191 1,640 5,552 31 March 1982 1,646 172 180 478 1,168 1,090 4,734 31 March 1983 1,423 163 196 689 1,101 1,075 4,647 31 March 1984 1,266 185 194 667 1,023 1,095 4,430 Footnotes:
- (a) Period 31 March 1974 to 31 March 1976
- The figures show the reserve after planting in the spring of the year and the previous autumn has been deducted.
- (b) Period 31 December 1976 to 31 December 1979
- The figures show the reserve after planting in the autumn of the previous year and spring of the current year has been deducted.
- (c) Period 31 March 1981 to 31 March 1984
- The figures show the reserve without planting in the autumn of the previous year and spring of the current year having been deducted.
§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the extent of the forestry plantings by the Department of Agriculture in Northern
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