§ Lord Monkswellasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Donoughue on 15 February (WA 65) that the Government spend £36 million per year on forestry in England, how much income is obtained from forestry. [HL1142]
§ Lord DonoughueThe figures that I gave in my reply on 15 February (WA 65) were net expenditure figures, taking account of the income from forestry. We currently receive about £47 million income from forestry in England, through the Forestry Commission.
Our total expenditure on forestry in England is therefore about £83 million, of which the Forestry Commission spends about £66 million and generates an income of about £47 million. The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions spends about £11 million, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food about £6 million.
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