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Mr. Grieve
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much new woodland has been planted with Government incentives in each year since 1979. [10984]
Mr. Chisholm
[holding answer 28 July 1997]: The area of new woodland planted in Great Britain with Government incentives since 1979 is set out in the table.
| Year ended 31 March | Area (hectares) |
| 1980 | 8,302 |
| 1981 | 8,400 |
| 1982 | 12,462 |
| 1983 | 12,511 |
| 1984 | 16,673 |
| 1985 | 16,029 |
| 1986 | 19,019 |
| 1987 | 19,147 |
| 1988 | 23,821 |
| 1989 | 25,108 |
| 1990 | 15,406 |
| 1991 | 15,436 |
| 1992 | 14,147 |
| 1993 | 15,295 |
| 1994 | 15,897 |
| 1995 | 18,128 |
| 1996 | 14,975 |
| 1997 | 15,971 |
Mr. Fearn
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what targets he plans to set in respect of the increase in the proportion of woodland areas in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland by 2010. [11147]
Mr. Chisholm
Although we are committed to increasing the area of woodland in Britain, we have not set any specific targets.