§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, pursuant to his answer of Wednesday 14 January, Official Report, column 250, he will provide a detailed breakdown of his estimate of the number of jobs provided by the forestry industry in Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe figure of 40,000 which I gave in reply to the right hon. Member for the Western Isles (Mr. Stewart) on Wednesday 14 January 1987; Vol. 108, column 250, in fact related to Great Britain, and not to Scotland alone. I have apologised to the right hon. Member for this error. The estimated figures for Scotland are as follows:
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Number employed Forestry Commission 3,600 Private Estates 3,300
Number employed Forestry Management Companies 1,950 Timber Merchants 850 Wood Processing Industries 2,600 Total 12,300
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to make an announcement on the outcome of the Forestry Commission's review of its regional advisory committees.
§ Mr. John MacKayMy right hon. and learned Friend hopes to receive the recommendations of the Forestry Commissioners fairly soon.