§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of staff employed by the Forestry Commission in the Kielder forest district in 1985 to 1987440W in (a) supervisory and administrative grades and (b) industrial grades; and in each category, how many staff are employed in (i) planting and maintenance, (ii) harvesting, (iii) nursery work, (iv) research, survey and environmental work and (v) forest work.
§ Mr. GummerI have been asked to reply.
The information, which is based on average figures, is as follows:
Year Supervisory and administrative grades Industrial grades 1985 34 149 1986 33 144 1987 33 136 The above figures do not include directly employed private contractors; the number of such contractors at 31 March 1987 was 22.
Most staff are employed on a range of duties in the course of a year. It is not practicable, therefore, to break down the total numbers of staff employed into the listed areas of work.
§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total area of Forestry Commission land in Kielder Forest district in each of the years 1985 to 1987; and what was the area of(a) land under trees, (b) unplanted land, (c) land planted and(d) land harvested, in each of those years.
§ Mr. GummerI have been asked to reply.
The information is set out in the table:
Total Area of Land (hectares) Land under Trees (hectares) Unplanted Land (hectares) 11985 50,675 40,180 10,495 11986 50,671 40,180 10,491 11987 50,369 40,177 10,186
Planting (hectares) New planting Restocking Timber Production 000 m3 2 11985 4 393 135 11986 — 313 160 11987 6 513 174 1 Year (at 31 March) 2 Timber production is measured by volume and not in terms of area.