§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average wage of Forestry Commission forest keepers, at the latest available date.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 22 February 1988]: The basic weekly wage is £131.91 and the average gross weekly earnings are £.177.31.
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) grant and (b) felling licence applications were received by the Forestry Commission in each year from 1984; how many were referred to regional advisory committees; and what proportion of the annual total this represented.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 1 March 1988]: The information is as follows:
Year (to 31 March) Number received Number and percentage of cases referred to Regional advisory committees Grant scheme applications 1984 2,255 16 (0.7) 1985 2,915 10 (0.3) 1986 5,327 18 (0.3) 1987 5,319 25 (0.5) Felling licence applications 1984 1,444 7 (0.5) 1985 1,729 4 (0.2) 1986 2,321 3 (0.1) 1987 2,254 Nil (-)
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) grant and (b) felling licence applications were referred to the regional advisory committee for each Forestry Commission conservancy in each year from 1984, and what were the results.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 1 March 1988]: The information is set out in the following tables, and reflects the fact that the commission's conservancies were reorganised in 1984–85.
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Conservancy Number referred to Regional Advisory Committees Number resolved by voluntary withdrawal or amendment of application Number referred by Regional Advisory Committee to Forestry Commissoners Felling Licence Applications—Year to 31 March 1984 North West England 1 — 1 North East England — — — East England — — — South East England 2 — 2 South West England 2 — 2 North Scotland — — — East Scotland — — — South Scotland 1 — 1 West Scotland 1 1 — North Wales — — — South Wales — — — Grant Scheme Applications—3 years to 31 March 1987 North England Conservancy 1985 2 2 — 1986 6 1 5 1987 3 1 2 East England Conservancy 1985 — — — 1986 1 — 1 1987 — — — West England Conservancy 1985 — — — 1986 — — — 1987 — — — Wales Conservancy 1985 3 1 2 1986 3 — 3 1987 4 — 4 North Scotland Conservancy 1985 — — — 1986 — — — 1987 10 2 8 Mid Scotland Conservancy 1985 4 1 3 1986 6 3 3 1987 6 1 5 South Scotland Conservancy 1985 1 — 1 1986 2 2 — 1987 2 1 1 Felling Licence Applications—3 years to 31 March 1987 North England Conservancy 1985 — — — 1986 — — — 1987 — — — East England Conservancy 1985 3 — 3 1986 — — — 1987 — — — West England Conservancy 1985 — — — 1986 — — — 1987 — — — Wales Conservancy 1985 1 — 1 1986 3 — 3 1987 — — — North Scotland Conservancy 1985 — — — 1986 — — — 1987 — — — Mid Scotland Conservancy 1985 — — — 1986 — — — 1987 — — — South Scotland Conservancy 1985 — — — 1986 — — — 1987 — — —