§ Ms LynneTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will list the plots of Forestry Commission land in Lancashire which are(a) currently for sale and (b) being considered for sale; and in each case (i) how large the plot of land is, (ii) what consultation will be made in advance of each sale and (iii) how many representations he has received for and against each sale; [39803]
(2) if he will list the plots of land which have been sold by the Forestry Commission in Lancashire in each of the last five years; and in each case (a) how large the plot of 798W land was, (b) what consultation was made in advance of the sale and (c) how many representations he received for and against the sale. [39804]
§ Mr. Boswell[holding answer 24 July 1996]: The subjects of the questions relate to matters undertaken by Forest Enterprise. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. Gordon Cowie, to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Gordon M. Cowie to Ms Liz Lynn, dated 14 October 1996:
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply to your Questions about Forestry Commission land in Lancashire. [39803 and 39804]In answer to your questions I enclose the following information:—
- Annex A: a list of land sold since 1991
- Annex B: a list of land currently for sale, either on the Open Market or by Negotiation, or currently being considered for sale.
All the properties listed were notified in the Estates Gazette and the local authority has been advised of our intention to sell. No representations have been received, either for or against any of these sales.
Annex B: Forestry commission land currently for sale either on the open market or by negotiation in Lancashire Year Name of property Area (ha) 1996 Tythe Barn Plantation, Carnforth 8.0
Forestry commission land currently being considered for sale in Lancashire Year Name of property Area (ha) 1996 Longmire 14.0 Lythe Brow 17.0
Annex A: Forestry commission cases sold in Lancashire from 1991 to date Year Name of property Area (ha) 1991 Whitewell Estate, Bowland 130.5 1992 No sales — 1993 No sales — 1994 No sales — 1995 Ashpots and Hollinshead 32.0 Havelock Woods 6.0 Long Ellers Wood 2.0 Scroggs Wood 2.0 1996 No sales to date —