§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Mr. Dobson) on 30 January,Official Report, columns 633–34, if he will make a statement on the basis of the calculation of the privatisation proceeds of the Forestry Commission for 1991–92; how much land he expects to be sold; and how much income has been received to date.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe sum of £16 million quoted in the answer to which the hon. Member refers is the estimated proceeds from the disposal of Forestry Commission land and buildings in 1991–92, as part of the programme of disposals announced by my right hon. and learned Friend the member for Edinburgh, Pentlands (Mr. Rifkind), on 16 June 1989,Official Report, columns 544–45. The commission expects to sell about 10,000 hectares during the year. Some £12 million had been received by 21 January, the latest date for which figures are available.