§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has evaluated the effect of the withdrawal of tax incentives for the private planting of trees upon the rate of new tree planting.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Nottingham, North on 9 May 1989(Official Report, column 332).
§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress of his Department's reforestation programme introduced to help combat the greenhouse effect.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonAlthough forestry policy has not been aimed specifically at combating the greenhouse effect, over the past 10 years nearly 250,000 hectares of land has been afforested in Great Britain.