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Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, further to his answer to the hon. Member for South Shields on 14 March, Official Report, columns 689–90, if he will list the Forestry Commission's land which has been put up for sale since that date; whether it has since been sold; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Michael Forsyth
[holding answer 23 July 1991]: The following forest areas have been placed on the open market since my earlier answer, and those marked with an asterisk have now been sold:
| County/Region | Name | Area hectares |
| England | ||
| Cumbria | Coldside Wood, Kershope | 17 |
| Dorset | Blackwater Copse | 13 |
| Gloucestershire | Valley Road, Cinderford | 21 |
| Hampshire | Mill Copse | 6 |
| Humberside | Wrawby Moor | 70 |
| Somerset | Chargot Estate | 18 |
| Suffolk | Grimsditch Woods | 17 |
| Scotland | ||
| Borders | Hardens | 88 |
| Fife | Ballantager Burn | *4 |
| Fife | High Valley Field | *27 |
| Fife | Kilwhiss Strip | *3 |
| Fife | Muirrow and Muirdean | *33 |
| Fife | Outhmuir | *10 |
| Fife | Parknowe | *11 |
| Grampian | Barlatch | 3 |
| Grampian | Bloody Faulds | 3 |
| Grampian | Coral Brae | 24 |
| Grampian | Drakemyres | 32 |
| Grampian | Hillend Moss | 16 |
| Grampian | Kincardine District Woodlands | 161 |
| Grampian | Knock Hill Wood | 56 |
| Highland | Achibeg | 27 |
| Strathclyde | Ardchuple Wood | *2 |
| Strathclyde | Blarchoarain | *36 |
| Strathclyde | Craigbarnet and Norwood | *16 |
| Strathclyde | St. Catherines Plantation | *32 |
| Strathclyde | Todlaw | 370 |
| Tayside | Innerpeffray | *67 |
| Tayside | Innerwick and Camusurachan | *125 |
| Wales | ||
| Clwyd | Coed Esgynfa | 7 |
| Clwyd | Coed Min yr Afon | 2 |
| Clwyd | Coed Penygelli | 29 |
| Clwyd | Coed Penynant | 9 |
| Clwyd | Crown Wood | 29 |
| Clwyd | Glol Wood | 27 |
| Clwyd | Travellers Inn | 5 |
| Clwyd | Travellers Inn Gorse | 5 |
| Dyfed | Aberdedle | 7 |
| Dyfed | Allt Banc Sina | 18 |
| Dyfed | Allt Dolfelfed | 16 |
| Dyfed | Allt Gudd | 6 |
| Dyfed | Allt Llwyn Dyfrion | 11 |
| Dyfed | Allt Pistyll Dewi | 33 |
| Dyfed | Bryn Wicket | 8 |
| Dyfed | Coed Pant Sglodion | 18 |
| Dyfed | Cynheidre Uchaf | 24 |
| Dyfed | Danygraig | 10 |
| Dyfed | Garn Fach | 21 |
| Dyfed | Glas Pant | 4 |
| Dyfed | Glebe Woods | 17 |
| Dyfed | Lon Isaf | 7 |
| County/Region | Name | Area hectares |
| Dyfed | Long Wood | 24 |
| Dyfed | Maes y Bont | 1 |
| Dyfed | Panteynon and Allt y Forlan | 29 |
| Dyfed | Pengallt (Allt y Foel) | 18 |
| Dyfed | Pont Henri | 14 |
| Dyfed | Portis Pant | 30 |
| Dyfed | Quay Wood | 7 |
| Dyfed | Rhos y Gwydir | 2 |
| Dyfed | River Wood | 1 |
| Dyfed | Stradmore Wood | 22 |
| Dyfed | Tynton Wood | 4 |
| Dyfed | Wenallt | 17 |
| Dyfed | Westland West Wood | 2 |
| Gwent | Llangattock Great Wood | 8 |
| Gwynedd | Braich Blaen Tafolog | 28 |
| Gwynedd | Moel Groes Heol | 130 |
| Powys | Beacon Lodge | 38 |
| Powys | Bronfelen | 10 |
| Powys | Coed Cae Gilbert | 5 |
| Powys | Craig yr Henffordd | 8 |
| Powys | Cwmgilla | 30 |
| County/region | Name | Name of purchaser | Sale price | Grid reference |
| England | ||||
| Cornwall | Headweir | — | — | SS 237116 |
| Devon | Heasley | — | — | SS 732337 |
| Somerset | Balls Wood | — | — | ST 748423 |
| Somerset | Pound Copse | P.J. & R.C. Cary | £16,500 | ST 763402 |
| Scotland | ||||
| Grampian | Glasslaw | — | £32,300 | NK 628586 |
| Highland | Brin Wood | — | — | NH 626286 |
| Highland | Clashnagrave | — | — | NH 763948 |
| Highland | Dirriemore | — | — | NH 232764 |
| Strathclyde | Thornwood | Dr. F. Carswell | £5,500 | NS 142697 |
| Strathclyde | Ferns | — | — | NS 141695 |
| Wales | ||||
| Gwent | Ty Vree (Cook's Wood) | ST 438978 |