HC Deb 28 March 1988 vol 130 c286W
Mr. Kennedy

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will state the total hectareage for which moneys have been paid out under the forestry grant scheme from its inception in October 1981;

(2) if he will state the total amount paid out under the forestry grant scheme from its inception in October 1981.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The total amount paid out in grants to February 1988, the latest date for which information is available, was £23 million. This related to applications concerning 110,000 hectares of land.