§ Sir Russell JohnstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what area of Forestry Commission land the Government requires the commission to sell by the end of the century; and what area it has sold in the last five years.
§ Sir Hector MonroThe Government asked the Forestry Commission in 1989 to dispose of 100,000 hectares of forestry land and properties during the period up to the end of the century. The commission has sold 32,000 hectares to date.
§ Mr. George RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list all Forestry Commission woods in the Hamilton constituency; (2) what plans he has to sell off any of the woods in the Hamilton constituency under the current disposals programme of the Forestry Commission.
§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will place a copy of the information contained in the Forestry Commission's sub-compartment data base in the Library.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 11 January 1994]: A print of the Forestry Commission's sub-compartment database would cover about 12,000 pages and form a pile of paper about 3.5 ft high. It would be impractical to place this in the Library, although I would arrange for a copy to be delivered to the hon. Member if he wished.
The Forestry Commission is, however, preparing a list of all its woodlands and I shall send a copy to the hon. Member. I shall also arrange for a copy to be placed in the Library of the House.