§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions since 1991 compensation has been paid in respect of not planting conifers in sites of special scientific interest; and what has been the sum paid out in each year.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 9 February 1993]: The information supplied by Scottish Natural Heritage is as follows:
Agreements involving lump sum payments Agreements involving annual payments Year1 No. Amount £ No. Amount£ Interest paid2£ Total £ 1991–92 15 1,085,773 2 18,060 450,159 1,553,992 31992–93 5 674,014 3 8,800 158,298 841,112 1 Financial year, April to March inclusive. 2 Interest on the agreed compensation is payable over the period during which the arbitration agreement is concluded. 3 Year to date. The final outturn is not expected to be substantially different.