To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of commercial forestry operations have taken place in (a) known red squirrel habitat on public land managed by Forestry and Land Scotland and (b) red squirrel stronghold sites managed by Forestry and Land Scotland, during the red squirrel breeding season, from the start of February to the end of September, in each year since derogated licensing provisions were granted by NatureScot to Forestry and Land Scotland. a) The estimated percentage of commercial forestry operations that have taken place in known red squirrel habitat: Year 1 Percentage of commercial forestry operations (%) 2017-18 7.0 2018-19 8.9 2020-21 9.9 2021-2 2 14.1 2022 6.7 b) The estimated percentage of commercial forestry operations in red squirrel stronghold sites in the breeding season: Year 1 Percentage of commercial forestry operations (%) 2017-18 1.0 2018-19 1.3 2020-21 1.5 2021-2 2 4.4 2022 1.3 1 licences initially ran from Sept to Sept from 2017 annually, then changed for reporting purposes to run by calendar years from 2021. 2 A higher than normal proportion of red squirrel habitat was worked during 2021 to support the timber industry during the post-pandemic recovery period. S6W...