HC Deb 01 February 1989 vol 146 c305W
51. Mr. Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how far the Government's commitment to 33,000 hectares of new tree planting per annum is being met.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

In the year ended 31 March 1988, new planting by the Forestry Commission and by the private sector in respect of which grants were paid totalled 28,773 hectares. The figure for the current year is likely to be somewhat higher.

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