To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will list the plots of Forestry Commission land in Lancashire which are (a) currently for sale and (b) being considered for sale; and in each case (i) how large the plot of land is, (ii) what consultation will be made in advance of each sale and (iii) how many representations he has received for and against each sale; [39803](2) if he will list the plots of land which have been sold by the Forestry Commission in Lancashire in each of the last five years; and in each case
(a) how large the plot of
land was, (b) what consultation was made in advance of the sale and (c) how many representations he received for and against the sale. [39804]
[holding answer 24 July 1996]: The subjects of the questions relate to matters undertaken by Forest Enterprise. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. Gordon Cowie, to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Gordon M. Cowie to Ms Liz Lynn, dated 14 October 1996:
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has asked me to reply to your Questions about Forestry Commission land in Lancashire. [39803 and 39804]
In answer to your questions I enclose the following information:—
- Annex A: a list of land sold since 1991
- Annex B: a list of land currently for sale, either on the Open Market or by Negotiation, or currently being considered for sale.
All the properties listed were notified in the Estates Gazette and the local authority has been advised of our intention to sell. No representations have been received, either for or against any of these sales.
Annex B: Forestry commission land currently for sale either on the open market or by negotiation in Lancashire
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Year
| Name of property
| Area (ha)
|
| 1996 | Tythe Barn Plantation, Carnforth | 8.0 |
Forestry commission land currently being considered for sale in Lancashire
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Year
| Name of property
| Area (ha)
|
| 1996 | Longmire | 14.0 |
| Lythe Brow | 17.0 | |
Annex A: Forestry commission cases sold in Lancashire from 1991 to date
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Year
| Name of property
| Area (ha)
|
| 1991 | Whitewell Estate, Bowland | 130.5 |
| 1992 | No sales | — |
| 1993 | No sales | — |
| 1994 | No sales | — |
| 1995 | Ashpots and Hollinshead | 32.0 |
| Havelock Woods | 6.0 | |
| Long Ellers Wood | 2.0 | |
| Scroggs Wood | 2.0 | |
| 1996 | No sales to date | — |