HC Deb 09 December 1988 vol 143 c369W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any proposals to prohibit the use of the pesticides Dieldrin and Aldrin; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

On 1 August 1988 the Ministers responsible for matters relating to the control of pesticides announced their decision to revoke all remaining

Plantations To be planted
Year to 31 March Area (hectares) Percentage of total land sales Area (hectares) Percentage of total land sales
1982 1,821 17.5 526 5.0
1983 5,490 45.3 1,142 9.4
1984 15,363 34.5 1,144 2.6
1985 13,889 48.1 2,183 7.6
1986 7,291 44.0 1,023 6.2
1987 5,518 50.4 668 6.1
1988 5,361 60.0 1,026 11.5

Composite records of sales of other woodland, agricultural and grazing land, and unplantable land are not held centrally, and the information asked for could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the areas of land, offered for sale by the Forestry Commission since 1981, which have been bought by(a) conservation bodies and (b) public bodies; and if he will make a statement.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Comprehensive records of purchasers of land from the Forestry Commission are not held centrally, and the information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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