§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total area of land for which forestry grant applications were submitted in each year from 1 April 1983 to date in(a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland; and in each country what was the area of land (i) withdrawn before decision on forestry grant was reached and (ii) refused grant-aid by the Forestry Commission.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 10 May]: The information is as follows
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Hectares Year to 31 March England Wales Scotland Area of land for which applications for grant were submitted 1984 16,537 3,314 60,567 1985 20,505 2,977 56,570 1986 28,709 5,824 78,479 1987 37,528 6,920 103,634 1988 32,881 5,317 89,164 Area of land for which applications for grant were withdrawn 1984 511 155 14,737 1985 143 300 26,979 1986 1,690 113 13,902
Year to 31 March England Wales Scotland 1987 7,243 905 27,143 1988 4,265 738 31,207 Area of land for which applications for grant were refused 1984 175 1 Nil 1985 36 634 944 1986 2 Nil 1,870 1987 32 425 Nil 1988 587 119 1,091 Notes:
1. The figures given in the above tables comprise the total areas of land covered by applications, and include unplantable land areas which it is proposed to leave unplanted for other reasons
Discharges1 ofnon residents treated in each health board 1979–86 All specialties Health board of treatment 1979 1980 1981 21982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Argyll and Clyde 5,214 4,785 5,174 4,215 4,911 4,760 4,466 4,813 Ayrshire and Arran 1,493 1,178 1,263 1,239 1,416 1,435 1,443 1,430 Borders 342 377 319 345 332 296 368 421 Dumfries and Galloway 1,033 798 826 755 734 726 712 798 Fife 542 476 474 462 422 490 488 543 Forth Valley 2,435 1,985 1,599 1,614 1,683 1,606 1,816 1,733 Grampian 4,230 3,858 4,083 3,832 4,293 4,515 4,564 4,549 Greater Glasgow 39,589 41,496 42,689 39,315 44,947 47,766 50,183 50,645 Highland 3,133 2,969 3,139 3,123 3,349 3,453 3,353 3,550 Lanarkshire 4,905 4,318 4,146 4,212 4,229 3,891 3,583 3,952 Lothian 17,814 17,929 18,675 17,452 19,001 18,146 19,544 18,411 Orkney 47 42 58 40 36 49 58 61 Shetland 326 226 210 153 135 126 94 141 Tayside 7,689 7,845 7,950 7,610 8,751 9,048 9,852 9,319 Western Isles 124 76 71 66 105 75 47 61 TOTAL 88,916 88,358 90,676 84,433 94,344 96,382 100,571 100,427 1 Including day cases. 2 Low figures coincide with industrial action in the health service.