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Mr. Watkinson
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how many camp sites there were under the control of the Forestry Commission in 1978;(2) what was the revenue and profit of each camp site under Forestry Commission control in 1978, 1977, and 1976;(3) how many holiday cabins the Forestry Commission owned in 1978;(4) what was the occupancy rate of the Forestry Commission holiday cabins throughout the period April to October in 1978, 1977 and 1976;
(5) what was the revenue and profit of the Forestry Commission holiday cabins in 1978, 1977 and 1976.
Mr. Bishop
Information is given in the following tables. Figures are not
| Revenue | Surplus | Occupancy | |||
| Financial year to 31 March | Number | excluding interest | April-October | ||
| Holiday cabins | |||||
| 1978–79 | … | 103 | Not yet available for year | 93 per cent. | |
| 1977–78 | … | 75 | £95,000 | -£7,0000* | 92 per cent. |
| 1976–77 | … | 47 | £34,000 | £12,000 | — |
| Camp sites | |||||
| 1978–79 | … | 35 | Not yet available for year | — | |
| 1977–78 | … | 35 | £686,000 | £126,000† | — |
| 1976–77 | … | 28 | £534,000 | £121,000 | — |
| * After taking account of net current expenditure of £25,000 for projects not fully operational. | |||||
| † After taking account of net current expenditure of £40,000 for projects not fully operational. | |||||