§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions in 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85 to date the Forestry Commission issued felling licences for broadleaved woods; of these, how many licences had conditions requiring the replanting purely of broadleaved trees; and how many hectares of woodland this totalled in each period.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is as follows:
Licences which required replanting with broad-leaves only Number of licences issued Number of licences Area (hectares) Year ended 31 March 1983 421 143 262 Year ended 31 March 1984 386 117 227 Nine months ended 31 December 1984 155 69 110 In addition, a significant number of licences were issued requiring restocking with a mixture of broadleaves and conifers, designed to lead eventually to woodlands of a predominantly broadleaved character.