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Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the acreage of reforestation undertaken in the United Kingdom during each of the last three years; and if he will list the areas of the country where this has taken place. [77002]
Mr. Macdonald
The area of woodland planted in the United Kingdom by, or with the aid of grants from, the Forestry Commission or the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, is given in the table, broken down by country. Trees have been planted in almost all parts of the United Kingdom and a more detailed list is not available.
| All areas in hectares | |||
| Year ended 31 March | New planting | Replanting | Total |
| United Kingdom | |||
| 1996 | 16,350 | 13,891 | 30,241 |
| 1997 | 17,187 | 14,995 | 32,182 |
| 1998 | 16,656 | 14,101 | 30,757 |
| Scotland | |||
| 1996 | 10,560 | 6,828 | 17,388 |
| 1997 | 11,669 | 7,202 | 18,871 |
| 1998 | 11,406 | 6,330 | 17,736 |
| England | |||
| 1996 | 4,378 | 4,154 | 8,532 |
| 1997 | 4,352 | 4,262 | 8,614 |
| 1998 | 4,139 | 4,309 | 8,448 |
| Wales | |||
| 1996 | 442 | 2,269 | 2,711 |
| 1997 | 411 | 2,964 | 3,375 |
| 1998 | 498 | 2,733 | 3,231 |
| Northern Ireland | |||
| 1996 | 970 | 640 | 1,610 |
| 1997 | 755 | 567 | 1,322 |
| 1998 | 613 | 729 | 1,342 |