§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many public access agreements have been concluded in Northern Ireland in each of the past three years in respect of Forestry Commission holdings sold to the private sector; and what percentage of total sales these figures represent.
§ Mr. HanleyThe Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland is responsible for state forestry in 259W Northern Ireland. It has not entered into any public access arrangements in respect of woodland areas disposed of in the past three years. All such disposals during this period were in isolated localities, were small in size and were of no recreational significance.