§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the total new plantings of private forestry in Scotland during the current planting season; and what estimate he has as to how this has been affected by the changes in the tax regime.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 6 February 1989]: The main planting season extends to the end of May and it is therefore not possible at this stage to provide a meaningful estimate of the amount of new planting that is likely to take place.