Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 January 2006.
Timber: Sawmills
- Question
- How many sawmills in each of the standard English regions and in Wales are capable of converting timber grown in the United Kingdom into sawn products.
- Answer
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The Forestry Commission has provided the following estimates of the number of sawmills in 2004 in each of the standard English regions and in Wales.
Region Sawmills North East 12 North West 16 Yorks & Humber 17 East Midlands 14 West Midlands 19 East of England 11 London 0 South East 10 South West 24 Wales 21 Figures published by the commission indicate that in 2004 just over 95 per cent. of the timber converted in United Kingdom sawmills was grown in the United Kingdom.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 3213; 677 c122-3WA
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Economic regions Woodworking
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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