Forest Holidays: Forestry Commission Stake

Lord Campbell-Savours Excerpts
Tuesday 17th March 2015

(9 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord De Mauley Portrait Lord De Mauley
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We have not given particular consideration to that, although the House will be aware of the background and the report of the Independent Panel on Forestry. It is important that we continue to increase the amount of woodland cover generally in the country. That is under way, principally funded through the rural development programme.

Lord Campbell-Savours Portrait Lord Campbell-Savours (Lab)
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My Lords, will the Minister answer the second part of the question asked by my noble friend Lord Clark of Windermere? If the private sector sells its share, does the Forestry Commission have to do likewise?

Lord De Mauley Portrait Lord De Mauley
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My Lords, I did actually answer that. There are circumstances in which the Forestry Commission’s share is sold with that of the majority shareholder.