§ Lord Burtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the estimated cost to Forest Enterprise, applicable to each Conservancy, of providing their public visitor facilities and whether this is financed by the government grant.
§ The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Lord Fraser of Carmyllie)The information is set out in the table below by the Forestry Commission's Forest Enterprise regions. The costs of all Forest Enterprise activities, including the provision of visitor facilities, are financed by the sale of timber and the annual grant-in-aid.
£ million North and East England 1.9 South and West England 3.3 Wales 1.5 North Scotland 1.0 South Scotland 1.0