To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) postal address and (b) budget for 2009-10 of each Forestry Commission regional advisory committee is. (279922)

The Forestry Commission’s nine regional advisory committees can be contacted through the Commission’s regional offices.

North West England Office

Forestry Commission

Peil Wyke

Bassenthwaite Lake

Cockermouth

Cumbria

CA13 9YG

North East England Office

Forestry Commission

1, Walby Hill

Rothbury

Morpeth

Northumberland

NE65 7NT

Yorkshire and The Humber Office

Forestry Commission

Wheldrake Lane

Crockey Hill

York

YO19 4FF

East Midlands Office

Forestry Commission

Edwinstow

Mansfield

Nottinghamshire

NG21 9JL

West Midlands Office

Forestry Commission

Government Buildings

Block B

Whittington Road

Worcester

WR5 2FR

East England Office

Forestry Commission

Santon Downham

Brandon

Suffolk

IP27 0TJ

South West England Office

Forestry Commission

Mamhead Castle

Mamhead

Nr Exeter

Devon

EX6 8HD

South East England Office

Forestry Commission

Alice Holt

Wrecclesham

Farnham

Surrey

GU10 4LF

London Office

Forestry Commission

Government Office for London

Riverwalk House

157-161 Millbank

London

SW1P 4RR

The regional advisory committees do not have their own budgets. The chairs of the committees receive an annual payment, currently £2,545 per annum, and the members are unpaid. The chair and members receive reimbursement of expenses in accordance with Forestry Commission rules.