To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total area of Forestry Commission land in Newton Stewart district in each of the years 1985 to 1987; and what was the area of (a) land under trees, (b) unplanted land, (c) land planted and (d) land harvested in each of those years.
The information is set out in the following table:
Year (at 31 March) | Total area of land (hectares) | Land under trees (hectares) | Unplanted land (hectares) |
1985 | 44,124 | 30,567 | 13,557 |
1986 | 43,958 | 30,581 | 13,377 |
1987 | 49,388 | 34,733 | 14,655 |
Year (at 31 March) | Planting (hectares) | Timber production1000 m3 | |
New planting | Restocking | ||
1985 | 159 | 185 | 48 |
1986 | 130 | 264 | 50 |
1987 | 266 | 99 | 50 |
1 Timber production is measured by volume and not in terms of area. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of staff employed by the Forestry Commission on the Newton Stewart district in 1986–87 in (a) supervisory and administrative grades and (b) industrial grades; and in each category, how many staff are employed in (i) planting and maintenance, (ii) harvesting, (iii) nursery work, (iv) research, survey and environmental work and (v) forestry authority work.
The information, which is based on average figures, is as follows:
Number | |
Supervisory and Administrative Grades | 30 |
Industrial Grades | 109 |