§ Mr. MacDonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list and give the acreage of Forestry Commission woodlands(a) currently scheduled for sale in Perthshire and (b) sold over the past five years. [15521]
§ Sir Hector MonroThe Forestry Commission records its land holdings by region, not by the former Scottish counties. The following Forestry Commission woodlands in Tayside region are currently for sale on the open market.
Name of property Area (hectares) Camusericht 304 Dalguise (part) 7 Long Plantation, Crieff 80 Upper Glenprosen 230 Lists of the woodlands sold over the last five years, by region, are in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what level of Government support the Forestry Commission has received in each year since 1985; [15976]
(2) what was the level of financial remuneration received from the Forestry Commission in each year since 1985. [15980]
§ Sir Hector MonroThe information is as follows:
Year ended 31 March Grant-in-aid used by Forestry Commission (net) £ million Receipts from sale of Forestry Commission land payable into consolidated fund £ million Overall Government support (net) £ million 1985 54.0 21.8 32.2 1986 51.4 17.2 34.2 1987 51.2 14.5 36.7 1988 48.1 13.1 35.0 1989 53.5 12.4 41.1 1990 58.2 12.9 45.3 1991 74.3 12.0 62.3 1992 76.5 14.9 61.6 1993 97.1 9.9 87.2 1994 85.9 17.3 68.6