§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if she will include Forestry Commission woods in Nottinghamshire in her list of commission land in England for which there is no question of privatisation;
(2) if she will list all those Forestry Commission landholdings in England for which there will be no question of privatisation.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 25 November 1993]: Forestry Ministers have asked the forestry review group to review options for the ownership and management of 504W Forestry Commission woodlands, and to make proposals for changes which would improve the effectiveness of the delivery of the Government's forestry policy objectives, having regard to the Government's other economic and envrionmental policies.
We will await the advice of the review group before considering what further action, if any, should be taken in respect of the ownership and management of Forestry Commission woodlands.
§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what plans she has to take into account the views of local people, organisations and local authorities in England when deciding which areas of Forestry Commission land will not be privatised;
(2) what account she takes of the views of local people when confirming that there is no question of privatising particular areas of Forestry Commission land in England.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 25 November 1993]: About 3,000 individuals and 300 organisations have already written to Ministers and the forestry review group, setting out their views. The group is taking full account of these as it prepares its report.
There will be full consultation of the general public and interested bodies on the options preferred by Ministers before matters are taken forward. The form and timing of consultation will depend on the advice which the review group offers Ministers and what conclusions Ministers draw from that advice.
§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list, for each separate piece of land currently owned or leased by the Forestry Commission in Hereford and Worcester, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire(a) its name and (b) its area in hectares; and if she will place a map in the Library which names and identifies each of these pieces of land.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 6 December 1993]: The Forestry Commission manages the following areas of land Cheshire, Cumbria and Lancashire:
County Area (hectares) Cheshire 948 Cumbria 26,508 Lancashire 1,816 I have made arrangements for a map showing the location of the individual areas to be placed in the Library as soon as possible.
The more detailed information requested on the individual areas is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.