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Woodlands

Mr. Tipping: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all Forestry Commission woodlands currently on the market, indicating for each (a) its time on the market, (b) its approximate size, (c) its location relative to a town or village and (d) whether an access agreement has been made to ensure continuing public access. [6092]

Mr. Kynoch [holding answer 14 December 1995]: The following Forestry Commission woodlands are currently for sale on the open market:

Name of property	Area (hectares)	Time on market (months)	Location (m=miles)
England
Buckinghamshire
Stoke Park Wood	64	3	6m north of Milton Keynes
Cambridgeshire
Great and Little Widgham Woods	55	3	6m south of Newmarket
Salome Wood	23	3	8m north west of Huntingdon
Cornwall
Port Eliot	76	26	6m west of Plymouth
Prideaux	24	4	3m north east of St. Austell
Wheal Par	6	5	2m north east of St. Austell
Cumbria
Bird Dyke (part)	9	3	8m east of Whitehaven
Chalk Plains	40	3	6m east of Wigtown
Denton Fell	627	3	5m east of Brampton
Leesrigg Plantation	17	3	15m south west of Carlisle
Nuthill and Simpson's Wood	14	3	5m east of Cockermouth
Sunderland Gill	28	3	5m north east of Cockermouth
Derbyshire
Kennel Wood	5	14	4m south east of Matlock
Moorhall Wood	8	14	5m north of Matlock
Devon
Deershill	11	5	2m south east of Great Torrington
Durham
Stanley Wood Cottages	31	26	3m north of Crook
Humberside
Grenwickdale Wood	37	20	6m south west of Pocklington
Kent
Cole Wood(44)	22	4	4m south west of Ashford
Lancashire
Tythe Barn Plantation	8	3	3m east of Carnforth
Leicestershire
Bolt Wood	27	3	3m south west of Uppingham
Clipsham (part)	14	14	8m south west of Bourne
Lincolnshire
Hurn Wood	9	3	5m south east of Grantham
Norfolk
Foulden Broom Covert	6	3	3m north west of Munford
Great Wood Outliers	18	3	7m south west of Aysham
Old Wood, Sheringham	23	1	2m south of Sheringham
West Rudham	78	2	7m south west of Fakenham
North Yorkshire
Seaton Ross Woods	43	26	2m west of Holme on Spalding Moor
Northamptonshire
Sandpit Copse	3	14	8m north of Milton Keynes
Nottinghamshire
Dilliner Wood	20	2	6m north west of Newark on Trent
Nut Wood	9	14	6m north west of Newark on Trent
Shropshire
Coed Detton	14	61	1m north of Knighton
Somerset
Higher Bitcombe	30	61	4m south west of Frome
South Yorkshire
Greensprings Wood	12	26	5m south of Barnsley
Old Park Wood(44)	41	26	4m south west of Barnsley
Owston and Duckholt Woods	66	4	4m north of Doncaster
Suffolk
Barthorps Folly	6	3	6m south east of Woodbridge
Warwickshire
Wappenbury Wood	74	2	3m south of Coventry
Wiltshire
Heywood	20	1	1m north of Chippenham
Southgrove	39	1	7m south east of Marlborough
Scotland
Borders
Edgarhope	143	9	1m west of Lauder
Priesthaugh(44)	787	4	7m south west of Hawick
	Dumfries and Galloway
Glaik	68	9	5m west of Stranraer
Grampian
Auchinroath Plantation	62	8	1m north of Rothes
Auqharney (part)(44)	133	14	8m west of Peterhead
Elchies Blocks	103	3	In Archiestown
Glenbuchat	539	13	2m north of Strathdon
Tulloch Wood(44)	239	5	2m east of Dufftown
Highland
Abriachan Plantation	865	14	1m east of Drumnadrochit
Ardelve, Arvernish Wood	26	30	5m south east of Kyle of Lochalsh
Achrugan(44)	559	17	20m west of Thurso
Tor Clunes and Castle Spynie	138	1	4m south of Beauly
Strathclyde
Ardmarnock(44)	1,284	5	1m north of Portavadie
Ardbreaknish	119	2	2m west of Cladish
Crookedstane	347	3	4m south of Elvanfoot
Daljarrock	51	9	10m south of Girvan
Docherneil	83	9	2m north of Pinwherry
Ford	57	2	12m north of Lochgilphead
Glenmard	56	9	1m north of Girvan
Little Clyde	650	3	4m south of Elvanfoot
Tayside
Camusericht	304	15	13m west of Kinloch Rannoch
Warroch	68	5	5m west of Kinross
Wales
Clwyd
Blackthorn Covert	22	5	1m south west of Abergele
Castle Great Wood	49	5	1m west of Abergele
Coed Melin y Moch	12	15	3m west of Ruthin
Crown Wood	29	21	2m west of Holywell
Dyfed
Allt Cil y Llyn Fawr	3	36	5m west of Llandovery
Allt Maestir	23	2	2m north west of Lampeter
Blaenwaun Wood	6	2	1m north of Lampeter
Cilflower Wood	3	4	2m south east of Cardigan
Falcondale Big Wood	10	2	1m north of Lampeter
Hen Feddau, Ty Hen and Long Wood	23	2	1m north west of Lampeter
Penhill Wood	4	9	1m south east of Llandovery
Ty'r Shyme	6	4	6m north of Carmarthen
Waun Baglan(44)	26	7	2m south of Kidwelly
Wern Fach	4	36	3m north east of Lampeter
Gwent
Craig yr Arail	58	6	1m north of Abertillery
Gwynedd
Aberdunant (part)	16	15	2m north of Portmadog
Amnodd Wood	88	5	6m east of Trawsfynydd
Cefn Glas	12	5	6m east of Trawsfynydd
Cwm Prysor	56	5	5m east of Trawsfynydd
Factory Covert	5	3	3m north west of Criccieth
Gwinllan Rhos Ddu	10	3	3m north west of Criccieth
Rhiwbach and Tyddyn Bach(44)	106	8	2m east of Bleinau Ffestiniog
Ynysfor (part)	4	14	3m north of Portmadog
Powys
Dafarneithin Hill	10	2	2m east of Rhayader
Llandegley Rhos	37	2	3m east of Llandrindod Wells
Wern Wood	13	2	2m west of Welshpool
Y Wern(44)	453	2	3m north east of Ystradgynlais
Ysfa	9	2	2m south east of Rhayader
West Glamorgan
Graig Ynysgollen	10	10	4m north east of Neath
Nant y Stalwyn(44)	44	27	1m east of Seven Sisters

(44) Woodlands where a legal agreement to protect public access on foot has been concluded. For the other woodlands, either the local authority or a third party with an interest has declined to enter into an access agreement.

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Cairngorms Partnership

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions have taken place between his Department and the chairman of the Cairngorms Partnership relating to the number of individuals on the organisation's board and the levels of remuneration which are currently being made to the members of the board. [9572]

Mr. Kynoch [holding answer 17 January 1996]: The chairman of the Cairngorms Partnership and my right hon. Friend the then Secretary of State for Scotland discussed the original composition of the board which was set up to reflect the widest possible range of interests in the area. My right hon. Friend determined that the rate of remuneration for the chairman should be assessed by comparison with members of Scottish Natural Heritage. Remuneration of members of the partnership board is similarly by comparison with members of the boards of non-departmental public bodies.

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what safeguards his Department has put in place to prevent abuse of the remunerative arrangements pertaining to the board of the Cairngorms Partnership. [9573]

Mr. Kynoch [holding answer 17 January 1996]: A framework document has been prepared by officials from the Scottish Office, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Cairngorms Partnership. This sets out the framework for the administrative and financial arrangements of the partnership and includes provision for monitoring of all expenditure incurred by the partnership. This includes ensuring value for money and ensuring that adequate systems are in place to secure propriety and regularity of payments and prudent and economic administration.

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will instruct officials of his Department to investigate urgently the current remuneration levels of the board of the Cairngorms Partnership. [9574]

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Mr. Kynoch [holding answer 17 January 1996]: No. The level of remuneration paid to the board is in line with that paid to members of boards of non-departmental public bodies.

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects the board of the Cairngorms Partnership to be in a position to provide a response to the report of the working party on the future of the Cairngorms; and if he will indicate the timetable stipulated by the Scottish Office at the time the partnership was established governing the publication of the group's response to the report of the working party. [9575]

Mr. Kynoch [holding answer 17 January 1996]: The Cairngorms Partnership, which became operational in May 1995, was asked to produce a draft management strategy for the Cairngorms area within a year of its establishment. It is expected that a draft strategy document will be published before the end of May 1996.

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received about the conduct of the board of the Cairngorms Partnership with particular reference to the levels of remuneration being paid to board members and the levels of expenditure being incurred in operating the organisation. [9576]

Mr. Kynoch [holding answer 17 January 1996]: No such representations have been received.

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the current membership of the board of the Cairngorms partnership indicating in the case of those individuals currently on local authorities whether they are also now members of the new shadow unitary authorities; and if the membership of the board of the Cairngorms partnership will be reviewed as a result of local government reform. [9577]

Mr. Kynoch [holding answer 17 January 1996]: The information requested is as follows:

Mr. David Laird (Chairman)
Dr. Robert Aitken
Mr. Stuart Black
Mr. Richard Cooke
Mr. Roy Dennis
Mr. Robert Dunsmore
Ms Helen Geddes
Mr. John Grant
Mr. Stuart Housden
Mr. Simon Miller
Dr. Roger Owen
Mrs. Sheena Slimon
Mr. Hamish Swan
Dr. Adam Watson
Local authorities representatives

	Current local authority	Elected to new council
Councillor Mary Levie	Grampian Regional Council	--
Councillor Norman Donald	Gordon District Council	--
Councillor Tom Donoghue	Kincardine and Deeside District Council	Aberdeenshire
Councillor Ian Lawson	Moray District Council	--
Councillor Basil Dunlop	Highland Regional Council	Highland
Councillor Charles Haggerty	Badenoch and Strathspey District Council	--
Councillor Alex Shand	Tayside Regional Council	Angus
Councillor Andrew Thomson	Angus District Council	--
Councillor Alex Murray	Perth and Kinross District Council	Perth and Kinross

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The nine local authority representatives serve on the board until 31 March 1996. The partnership will shortly be approaching the new shadow unitary authorities seeking their nominations for representation on the board.

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