§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 23 February,Official Report, column 562, if he will give the amounts received by the Forestry Commission from licences and leases for permitting the extraction of minerals in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
Sir Hector Monro: The information is given in the table. Detailed records are available only for the last four years; the amounts for the first six years are therefore based on estimates.
Year ended 31 March £million 1983 10.3 1984 10.3 1985 10.4 1986 10.4 1987 10.5 1988 0.5 1989 0.6 1990 0.7 1991 0.9 1992 0.8 1 Estimate.