§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the area of land sold by the Forestry Commission in each of its conservancies for each year since 1981.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 9 December 1988]: The area of land sold by the Forestry Commission in each of its conservancies in each year since 1981 was as follows:
Year ending Conservancy1 31 March 1986 31 March 1987 31 March 1988 16,573 10,956 8,929 1 The Forestry Commission structure was re-organised on 1 April 1985 reducing the number of conservation from 11 to seven. The figures for year ending 31 March 1982 are only available by country.