HC Deb 16 May 1988 vol 133 cc349-50W
Mr. Graham

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the names, locations and areas of plantations in the Dornoch forest district planted by the Forestry Commission in 1987–88; and if he will list similar information for those areas proposed to be planted in 1988–89 and 1989–90.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information for 1987–88 is as follows:

Name Location Area (hectares)
Achairn Caithness 94
Rowens Caithness 44
Dyke North Sutherland 168
Achormlarie East Sutherland 257
Ledmore South Sutherland 50
Dalnessie South Sutherland 251
Invershin South Sutherland 173
Lochies South Sutherland 16

The commission's planting programmes for 1988–89 and 1989–90 have not yet been decided.

Table 1
Patients resident in mental illness and mental handicap hospitals and units at 31 December
Numbers
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 11986
Mental illness2

Patients

3,809 3,854 3,774 3,772 3,707 3,676 3,325 3,409
Mental handicap

Patients

1,773 1,752 1,723 1,668 1,578 1,499 1,373 1,101

Table 2
Hospital doctors and nurses working in mental illness and mental handicap specialties at 30 September
whole-time equivalent
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 11987
Mental illness2
Doctors3 127 123 125 132 140 135 124 123 117
All nursing staff4 2,302 2,450 2,623 2,549 2,448 2,484 2,560 2,561 2,596
qualified nurses 1,031 1,075 1,152 1,261 1,289 1,305 1,328 1,318 1,358
in-training nurses 547 590 636 513 399 429 464 470 415
unqualified nurses 724 786 835 775 760 750 767 773 823
Mental handicap
Doctors3 6 6 7 6 6 4 2 3 2

Mr. Graham

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what wildlife surveys or environmental assessments the Forestry Commission is carrying out or commissioning, or requiring of applicants for forestry grant, in order to determine the effect of new afforestation proposals in Sutherland and Caithness on the wildlife populations of that area.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The Forestry Commission is consulting the Nature Conservancy Council at present over all afforestation proposals in Sutherland and Caithness. This enables the council to set out its views on the likely effect of afforestation on wildlife populations.