To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number and area of Forestry Commission woods in (a) England (b) Scotland and (c) Wales sold since 1981; and, of those, the total number and area of woods in each country sold for which legal agreements were made and are currently enforceable to protect public access on foot. [37499]
The number and area of Forestry Commission woods sold since 1981 are as follows:
| England | Scotland | Wales | |
| Number of woods sold | 986 | 801 | 848 |
| Area of woods sold (hectares) | 33,629 | 73,780 | 16,462 |
| England | Scotland | Wales | |
| Number of woods sold | 185 | 220 | 253 |
| Area of woods sold (hectares) | 4,037 | 26,508 | 4,688 |
| Number of public access agreements | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Area covered by agreements (hectares) | 136 | 20 | 350 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to publish a comprehensive guide for sale to the public of all woods owned by the Forestry Commission to which public access on foot is freely available. [37501]
The Forestry Commission already provides guides, leaflets and other publicity and it is considering ways of providing further information about those of its woodlands which are freely open to the public on foot.