asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many properties were sold by the Forestry Commission in Wales in each year since 1970; how many of those sales were to former commission tenants; and how many were sold to persons not permanently resident in the locality as second homes.

Property sales by the Forestry Commission in Wales in each financial year since 1970 were as follows:

Year				No. of Properties Sold
1970–71	…	…	…	81
1971–72	…	…	…	108
1972–73	…	…	…	103
1973–74	…	…	…	81
1974–75	…	…	…	56

Information as to which of these sales were to former commission tenants could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information concerning sales to persons not resident in the locality is not available.