§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the area of forestry plantations in Scotland which has been killed by pine beauty moth; and if he will list the names of the plantations affected, their size, their dates of planting and the dates of the attack leading to the plantation death in each case.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe total area of forestry plantations killed by pine beauty moth is estimated at 650 hectares — 0.07 per cent. of the total conifer area in Scotland. The other information requested is as follows:
Plantation name Area killed (hectares) Period when planted Year of attack Rimsdale 180 1958–75 1976–77 Strathy 60 1955–67 1977 North Dalchork 50 1959–72 1984 Polliehill1 170 1967–73 1984–85 Strathrannoch 30 1956–57 1978 1966 and Annabaglish 50 1969 1978 Poulary 40 1966–69 1986 580 1 Private estate. In addition to the areas listed in the above table, there have been a number of small, scattered attacks which have resulted in the death of an estimated 70 hectares of plantations.