Question reference: S5O-00058
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 8 June 2016
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Current status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 16 June 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the annual running cost is of Forestry Commission Scotland, and whether it considers that the commission is doing an effective job in delivering the forestry strategy.
Answer
The projected running cost of Forestry Commission Scotland for 2016-17 is £10 million. In addition, the projected 2016-17 running cost of Forest Enterprise Scotland, which manages the National Forest Estate on behalf of Scottish Ministers, is £42 million. Approximately 60% of the annual running cost of Forest Enterprise Scotland is offset by trading income.
Forestry Commission Scotland implements the Scottish Government’s forestry strategy with partners and the most recently published progress report shows that 88% of the actions in 2014-15 were successfully undertaken.