§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all Forestry Commission woods currently for sale in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the targets for the disposal of land by(a) area and (b) projected income. [40674]
§ Mr. KynochI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Sherwood (Mr. Tipping) on 25 October,Official Report, columns 685–87. As set out in the Government's expenditure plans 1995–96 to 1997–99, the Forestry Commission plans to sell about 15,000 hectares of forest land in each of the next three years, and expects to receive a total of about £60 million from the sale of forest land and surplus properties during that period. The Commission expects about 70 per cent. of these sales to be in Scotland, as most of the Forestry Commission's land is in Scotland.
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much income has been accrued; and how much land has been sold under the Government's forestry disposal programme in each year since 1992–93 and in the current year to date. [40669]
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§ Mr. KynochThe information is as follows:
Year ended 31 March Area sold hectares Income £ million 1993 10,589 9.9 1994 14,950 17.4 1995 10,808 12.1 1996 (to date) 5,364 6.6